President Muhammadu Buhari and the leadership of the National Assembly on Monday in Abuja expressed serious concern over the security challenges facing the country and agreed to do all they could to tackle the problems.
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Alhaji Ahmed Matane, Secretary to Niger State Government, said on Saturday that arrangements had been concluded to install CCTV cameras across the state in the ongoing fight against armed banditry, kidnapping, cattle rustling and other criminal activities.
The Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Idrsis Wase, says that the National Assembly will work with the Civil Society Organisations to improve on the security challenges facing the nation.
The Federal Government on Tuesday called for collective approach by the all tiers of government, all faith based organisations and all communities to address the security challenges in the country.
The Presidency has listed the various measures and initiatives so far taken to address the spate of crime and criminality across the country, assuring that the “evildoers will be beaten, and badly, too”.
Maj.-Gen. Anthony Ebozoje, the Deputy Director, Policy and Plans (Army), says troops need continuous training to be able to surmount Nigeria’s current security challenges.
The Peoples Democratic Party has charged President Muhammadu Buhari to end his “private visit” abroad and immediately return home to face the deteriorated security situation in the country.
The Chief Executives of Wema and Ecobank have advocated for policies to address issues of security, privacy and trust akin to emerging disruptive technologies to tackle digital technology frauds and ensure businesses success.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai, has promised that the Nigerian Army would continue to support civil authorities in tackling all forms of criminality, including banditry and terrorism.
The Adamawa Gubernatorial Candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Senator Abdul-Azeez Nyako, says tackling insecurity in the state will be a top priority of his administration if elected.
Governor Simon Lalong of Plateau, has solicited the support of stakeholders to address the security challenges in the state.
The Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Ibok Ibas, on Friday said the Nigerian military has done creditably well in tackling the numerous security challenges that have confronted the nation in recent times.
An elder statesman, Chief Edwin Clark, on Wednesday said that the solution to the prevailing security challenges in the country lay only in restructuring.
The Lagos State Governor, Akinwunmi Ambode, on Tuesday said the fight against crime and all forms of criminality in Nigeria can only be better enhanced if concerted efforts are geared toward embracing community policing to complement the police and other law enforcement agencies.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, has underscored the need for Nigerians to elect leaders with capacity to tackle the nation’s economic and security challenges in 2019.
The Nigerian Army has pledged to collaborate with the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Study in addressing security challenges in view of its enormous human resource and capacity.
Africans are containing terror and terrorists, in addition to the rise of repetitive civil conflict in such disparate African countries as Burundi, the Central African Republic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, South Sudan and Sudan, dangerous depredations of Islamist terror continue to shake Somalia, Kenya, Cameroon, Chad, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger.
An official, Malam Aminu Danjibga, told newsmen on Tuesday in Gusau that the prayers would hold from now till the end of May.
While Nigerians were faced with how to tackle or at least escape from being victims of the dread sect, another one in the guise of Fulani herdsmen sprang up. This is the latest terror in town; it has embarked on a wanton killing spree. Hundreds of lives have been wasted by the marauding killers.
The Chairman of the Forum, Governor Kashim Shettima of Borno, said at the opening of the meeting that as elected representatives of the people, the governors must dispassionately address the crisis bedevilling the region.