The federal government has approved new measures to tackle
the growing insecurity in the south-east and south-south.
The measures were approved on Tuesday during President
Muhammadu Buhari’s meeting with security heads at the presidential villa.
A decision was also taken not to further publicise security
measures in the country, according to Usman Baba, inspector-general of the
police (IGP), who briefed journalists.
Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), said the
meeting stressed the need to quickly address the nation’s security challenges
in recent months.
The step comes less than a week after the IGP redeployed
senior officers in the two regions as a measure to help restore peace.
The security threats in the country have failed to abate,
with daily attacks and deaths recorded in different states.
In the north, residents remain at the mercy of Boko Haram
insurgents and bandits while security agencies and government facilities are
increasingly becoming targets of attacks by gunmen in the south.
On Sunday, Akwa Ibom recorded a second attack on a police
station in 48 hours, during which two officers were reportedly killed and
vehicles razed.
At least four other police stations suffered similar attacks
over the weekend, particularly in the southern region of the country.
Two police stations and a security checkpoint were invaded
by gunmen on Saturday in Rivers state, leading to the death of seven officers,
while in Abia, the police station in Ubani area was attacked on Sunday.
There is no confirmed cause of the attacks yet, but TheCable
found out that killings in the south-east tripled after the Indigenous People
of Biafra (IPOB) launched a security arm — the group denies any wrongdoing.
The house of representatives had recommended key steps to
address the challenge, including a declaration of a state of emergency in the
security sector, employment of more security personnel and the audit of
military assets.
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