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But he acknowledged the group, which is fighting to create an Islamic state, were a “real security threat”

According to him, this would be to enable the Independent National Electoral Commission distribute millions of Permanent Voter Cards to Nigerians

Dasuki spoke in London at a briefing on: “Nigeria’s Security: Insurgency, Elections and Coordinating Responses to Multiple Threats,” organised by the Chatham House

The National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, said this in an interactive session with newsmen and other stakeholders organised by the ONSA

The North West Coordinator of UNFO, Mallam Musa Abdullahi, made the appeal especially in relation to the recent verbal attacks by the Sokoto State Governor, Aliyu Wamakko, on the National Security Adviser, Colonel Sambo Dasuki (rtd), whom he accused of unleashing the police against members of the House of Representatives and Speaker, Aminu Tambuwal

We cannot afford to watch desperate politicians in their attempts to score cheap political points cast aspersions at others. We in Sokoto State attach immense value to the relative peace we’ve been enjoying at a time neighbouring states in north are in enmeshed in regrettable turmoil and unrest

The Director of Special Duties in the Office of the National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Bello Fadile, described the reports and rumours as untrue and total falsehood

Dasuki specifically accused some political parties and a section of the media of frustrating the efforts of the Federal Government in curbing insurgency as well in conducting free, fair and credible election

Already, extensive assessments of schools across Northern Nigeria have been conducted in order to gain a better understanding of the state of education

Dasuki, who unveiled the programme at an event: “Policy Dialogue: Nigeria’s Soft Approach to Countering Violent Extremism,” said: “No nation has the monopoly of knowledge, especially when it comes to dealing with terrorism

A report in a South African newspaper, City Press, earlier on Monday said the South African Government had seized another $5.7 million belonging to the Nigerian Government

The bombings of the Mega Station of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, the one close to Shoprite Shopping Mall, and the last one at the Kano State Polytechnic, all in Kano city, Kano State, were carried out by young female bombers

Abubakar, who made the call on Sunday in Sokoto in his Sallah message to Nigerians, said that the insecurity in the country had led to loss of many lives and property

Dasuki said this in Abuja at the opening of the Nigeria/Cameroon Trans-Border Security Committee holding from July 8 to 11

The statement said that the session was being organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in collaboration with the Office of the NSA

The Office of the National Security Adviser is empowered to advice the President on matters concerning intelligence activities of the national security agencies. The NSA is

The National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki, who unveiled it, said the NSA’s office, international partners, experienced academics and selected non-state actors developed the counter terrorism strategy

With the increasing democratization of our institutions of governance and the rapidity of the new media enabled by technological advances, access to multiple information dissemination channels has become much easier allowing groups with violent tendencies to advance their cause to manipulate religion or radical ideology to recruit and radicalize thousands of individuals using multiple tools, and riding on the same principle of freedom of speech that underpins who we are. We in turn have realized that those tasked with the responsibility to protect can no longer function within a framework of the past

Dasuki gave the advice in Abuja at a one-day workshop on: “The Importance of Security Awareness and Drills in Contemporary Nigeria

Apart from the governors, others attending the meeting and who have already arrived are the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the PDP, Tony Anenih; and the National Security Adviser, retired Colonel Sambo Dasuki