The chief of defence staff, Gen. Lucky Irabor, said yesterday that the new security measures approved by the federal government will have significant impact across the country.
Recall that President Muhammadu Buhari yesterday convened the third security meeting in 11 days in which new measures to tackle growing insecurity in the southeast and south-south was approved.
Irabor, who spoke to journalists after the meeting, said far-reaching decisions were taken to boost the operations of the security agencies.
“No doubt, far-reaching decisions were made. On our part, just as the national security adviser (NSA) indicated, I briefed on various measures that the armed forces, in partnership with other security agencies, have taken to stem the tide of insecurity across the country.
“The council was pleased with the actions and of course, the prayers that were made, which council has also graciously undertaken to look into.
“These, of course, have to do with manpower development, training and equipment issues, and thankfully, the glow on my face should, of course, give you an indication as to the graciousness of the national security council, in relation to the briefings that we’ve given in this regard and I believe that going forward, we shall be translating that and it will have some great impact on the security disposition across the country,” he stated.
Also speaking, the national security adviser Maj. Gen. Babagana Monguno (retd) said the President had given directive on how to deal with enablers of crime and the need to find quick response with a view to mitigating the growing threats to society.
“Specifically, issues of drug abuse as propellants for crime, how to make the criminal justice system much more effective, as well as looking at issues of unemployment, which of course, the federal executive council had given an approval, through previous memos on how to get 100 million people out of poverty, that was also discussed. Then, again, the lack of an effective crime reporting system.
“Again, the President has given direction on how to make these things effective. Already, the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) has been given certain instructions on how to deal with this, but council has agreed that the level of insecurity in the country, especially in the last one month, is something that has to be addressed with the immediacy that it requires,” he said without disclosing details.
