The President, Muhammadu Buhari, has
urged the Nigeria Army to do more in intelligence gathering and synergy with
other security agencies in order to tame terrorism and other forms of insecurity
bedevilling the country.
According to him, the war against terrorism is
intelligence-driven, saying that the army needed to gather information and
process them into actionable intelligence for the conduct of their operations.
Buhari said this at the Chief of Army Staff Annual
Conference in Abuja on Monday.
The president who was represented by the Chief of Defence
Staff, General Lucky Irabor, however, urged the Nigerian Army to remain
apolitical.
He said, “The war against terrorism and insurgency is
intelligence-driven. It requires the gathering of information and processing
them into timely and actionable intelligence for the conduct of operations.
“It also means synergy of efforts and collaboration amongst
all the security agencies. I, therefore, charge you to do more, in your
information gathering efforts and the level of synergy amongst intelligence
outfits in order to comprehensively defeat all forms of insurgency and
terrorism in our country within the shortest possible time.
“While performing your constitutional roles, I urge you to
remain apolitical and continue to operate within the framework of the
principles of fundamental human rights and the laws of armed conflict.”
He added that while some equipment procured are now being
delivered, others would arrive within the shortest possible time.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt Gen Farouk Yahaya, said the lack
of the needed vehicles and weapons for the operations affected the morale of
the troops.
He said, “The dearth of requisite vehicles and weapon
platforms to provide the needed support for operations has a negative impact on
the morale of troops.
“To this end, I directed the Command Engineering Depot and
Nigerian Army Special Vehicle Plant in conjunction with the NAEME and other
stakeholders to look inwards and see how best these challenges could be
tackled.
“Consequently, within available resources, a total of 10
AFVs, 37 B vehicles and 777 small arms and light weapons, as well as 7 x 155mm
artillery guns, were repaired, refurbished and remodified.
He, however, said the security situation in the North West
and North Central which hitherto was tensed due to the increased activities of
armed bandits among others is now relatively calm.
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