President Muhammadu Buhari led
Federal Government has released a new National Security Strategy (NSS)
document.
It would replace Nigeria’s first
NSS launched in November 2014 under former President Goodluck Jonathan
administration.
At the NSS 2019 Sensitization
Session in Abuja on Monday, National Security Adviser (NSA), Maj. Gen. Babagana
Monguno (rtd.), explained that the document would tackle terrorism, kidnapping,
banditry, militancy, herders- farmers clashes and other security threats.
Represented by the Director,
Policy, and Strategy of ONSA, Aminu Lawal said most contemporary threats
identified in the 2014 documents were still potent, adding that some of the
threats are now the fast-developing cyberspace environment and advances in
technology notably drone technology.
Monguno maintained that the
strategy underscored the need to address the socio-economic concerns, including
corruption (which breeds poverty), unemployment, insecurity, and economic
diversification.
He said: “Besides focusing on the
effectiveness of security providers, it incorporates several key issues as a
way of ensuring their relevance, public legitimacy, ownership and
sustainability, as well as facilitates their implementation while improving the
efficiency of how security is provided.
“In this regard, the new notion
of National Security under President Muhammadu Buhari administration places
emphasis on the people and not the state and is aimed at enhancing the
social-well being of the citizens.
“To this end, it is imperative to
continuously assess the current and future threats in the environment and
develop appropriate resilience and capacity to mitigate the challenges.
“Nigeria, like most nations, has
contended with a myriad of security challenges that include terrorism,
kidnapping, militancy, small arms and light weapons proliferation, banditry,
and pastoralists and farmers’ conflicts. It was against this background that
the National Security Strategy was conceived and formulated to contend with
these challenges.
“This strategy underscores the
need to address the socio-economic concerns such as corruption, which breeds
poverty and unemployment; insecurity and the diversification of the economy.
“The 2014 document was subject to
review after a 5-10 year period or as the contemporary environment dictates. It
is noteworthy that most of our contemporary threats identified in the 2014
document are still potent. Added to our threats are the fast-developing
advances in technology, notably drone technology.”
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