INSECURITY: The security situation in the country has no doubt reached an alarming situation and have left those whose duty it is to provide security to lives and properties within the country in confusion and in a situation of helplessness.
These are the disclosures from President Muhammadu Buhari`s National Security Adviser (NSA), Babagana Monguno after a security council meeting presided over by the president.
The security chief made these disclosures on Thursday following a meeting of the National Security Council at the statehouse in Abuja, which was called by President Buhari after a threat to his life by the terrorists.
The NSA admitted that there is certainly lack of confidence by Nigerians in the ability of the Buhari regime to provide security for them, and are thereby gravitating towards self-help, because they are tired of the deplorable security situation in the country.
The NSA, Babagana Monguno made these disclosures in the company of the Nigerian Inspector General of Police (IGP), Usman Alkali, who flanked the NSA as he made these worrying admissions to a troubled nation.
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“Today’s meeting was convened by the president, as a continuation of the meeting that took place last week to discuss the technical issues and the tasking that were given to the various security agencies,” he said.
“Again, the council deems it necessary to inform the general public, that fighting this type of asymmetric conflict is a collective effort. It’s not something that should be confined to only the security, intelligence, and law enforcement agencies.
“When we keep saying whole of society approach, whole of government approach; to get a whole of nation approach, what it means is that everybody has to partake in this enterprise.
“The truth is that no country can ever overcome the difficulties of an asymmetric conflict by virtue of the fact that the enemy of the state is embedded within the population within the wider society.
“It is true that the local people are averse, they’re scared, they’re worried and there’s no confidence. That is understandable. But without their support, the cooperation in terms of giving information, it makes it very hard for the operational elements.
“We are in a very difficult situation. And Council understands. Mr. President understands people’s concerns about the growing insecurity. But I can assure you that there’s no straight cut and dried method of dealing with this thing unless all of us embrace each other.
“I know people are weary, people are tired, people are beginning to gravitate to other places for self-help. The truth is that help is rooted in everyone working for the other person.”
