President Muhammadu Buhari on
Wednesday outlined some of the steps his administration is taking to address
Nigeria’s security challenges.
Some of the steps the president
outlined include increasing the number of security personnel and installing
“CCTVs on highways and other strategic locations so that activities in some of
those hidden places can be exposed.”
Mr Buhari said this when he met
with traditional rulers from the South-west region of the country in Abuja.
Recall that tackling the security situation was also the topic of discussion when the
Inspector-General of Police met with top police officers on Tuesday.
Dozens of people are killed and
kidnapped weekly in different parts of the country despite the efforts of
security agencies. The violence is often carried out by armed groups such as
terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and armed herders.
Details of Mr Buhari’s meeting
speech when he met with the South-west traditional rulers were posted on his
official Twitter handle.
Today in my meeting with Royal Fathers from the South West I outlined a number of measures we are taking to improve security nationwide, as follows:— Muhammadu Buhari (@MBuhari) July 31, 2019
“Today in my meeting with Royal
Fathers from the South West I outlined a number of measures we are taking to
improve security nationwide, as follows:” the president wrote.
“We are expediting commencement
of our community policing initiative, and revamping police intelligence
gathering capacity.”
“Our community Policing reform
means we will be boosting the numbers of security personnel — and very
importantly recruiting police officers from their Local Government Areas
(LGAs), and stationing them there.”
“I will be issuing directives to
the appropriate federal authorities to speedily approve licensing for States
requesting the use of drones to monitor forests and other criminal hideouts.”
“We also intend to install CCTVs
on highways and other strategic locations so that activities in some of those
hidden places can be exposed, more effectively monitored and open to actionable
review.”
“Working with the State
governments, we will equip the police force with advanced technology and equipment
to facilitate their work.”
“We will continue to bring in our
military when needed to complement the work of the police, including possible
deployment of troops on certain highways on a temporary basis, and the use of
Nigerian Air Force assets to bomb hideouts where criminals are located.”
“I want to assure all Nigerians
that we will enforce the law, prosecute lawbreakers and secure an atmosphere of
tranquillity for all Nigerians wherever they choose to live. This is both in
our interests as an administration and the interests of the people who voted us
into office.”
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