The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has called on Nigerians to report the wrongdoings of security personnel, assuring that actions would be taken to address concerns raised.
Speaking to newsmen after a closed-door meeting with President Bola Tinubu on Friday, the CDS said the president is upgrading all the nation’s security apparatus to address insecurity in the country.
“You will always want to wonder why some individuals are happy with things going bad in their country. If Nigeria is destroyed, all of us will go down, so we must work with the Armed Forces and security agencies. If you see something going wrong, let us report it, even our own personnel. If you see them doing anything wrong, please report them, and action will be taken.
“Our meeting today was to review the entire security situation in the country. The president is concerned about what is going on, and we have assured him that we are working very hard to address the security situation. What has happened recently is that there is a global push by terrorists and Jihadists all over the Sahel area, and that pressure is what actually came into Nigeria because of the nature of our borders.
Mr. President has given us a directive to collaborate with all of sister countries because it is pressure at the borders that is aggravating our issues on ground, so all our theatres have been enhanced and equipment have been bought Mr. President has also given us approval for air assets and other assets of security and just like we said, it is not just the kinetic efforts are vital, but also the non-kinetics as well,” he said.
According to him, the president is also speaking with state governors for their support to ensure that the dividends of democracy also extend to the communities to stamp down the issue of insecurity.
“We are working with all the security agencies to make sure that Nigeria is safe and peaceful. This is our mandate, and this we would work towards. We want to appeal to all Nigerians not to get tired, and they should be wary of fake news. most of the videos being circulated are videos from other countries and they are old videos.
We are working with all the governors because we know we cannot do it all alone, and that is why we are calling on the governors to be part of it. The state government, local, and communities need to come on board. Everyone has a role to play to ensure that there is peace in Nigeria. We are happy that Nigerians are warming up to it and disregarding the naysayers who do not mean well for us, and we are shaming them because we are going to succeed. We are assuring all Nigerians,” he assured.
