Army Will Collaborate With Sister Security Agencies To Resolve Insecurity Issues – COAS Assures
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt. Gen. Taoreed Lagbaja has assured Nigerians of the Nigerian Army’s commitment to resolving all security issues promptly in the country.
Lagbaja, while speaking at a roundtable with stakeholders in Abuja, pledged a favourable collaboration with sister security agencies to protect the country.
He said, “I assure you of AHQs commitment to the timely resolution of all insecurity issues in a manner that is favourable to the country and its citizens.
“The NA, in collaboration with its sister Services and other security agencies, will continue to operate without any reservations in ensuring the safety and security of the country for the needed development of all Nigerians.”
He further appealed to Nigerians to support and trust the Army and other security agencies in their quest to bring lasting peace, necessary for sustainable development.
“Security is a whole of society’s responsibility and all stakeholders must understand each other and start to build trust, confidence, and relationships with and among themselves.
Meanwhile, the Executive Director of Development Specs Academy, Prof. Okey Ikechukwu, who also participated in the round table expressed worries over the declining state of intelligence usually received from vulnerable communities in some parts of the country.
He disclosed that communities that usually offer information beneficial to them, no longer do so.
He said, “Soldiers have been doing a lot but what they have been doing has been misunderstood. They are the target of hostile attention, most communities no longer give them intelligence.
“Soldiers have been doing a lot but what they have been doing has been misunderstood. They are the target of hostile attention, most communities no longer give them intelligence.
“So you find the people whose lives depend on the information they get from communities not helping those who can help them secure their lives. That’s a very bad development.”
Ikechukwu noted that when the country had fewer security challenges, it was not as a result of proficient security operations but “because people knew their responsibility to make information available but that is no longer happening.
“That is part of the crisis,” he added.
His concerns are connected to the fear of security challenges ravaging this country ranging from banditry, terrorism, kidnapping, and farmers/herders clashes among others.
