The Federal Government of Nigeria has flagged-off a
stakeholders’ engagement on internal security and conflict
resolution as part of efforts to bring an end to security
challenges across the country.
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The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, flagged off the
meeting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Tuesday, according to
a statement by the ministry’s Director (Press & Public Relations),
Mohammed Manga.
While calling on Nigerians to support the President Muhammadu
Buhari led-administration in its efforts at exterminating
insurgency that is making living of ordinary Nigerians difficult
and miserable, he said the government was ready to tap into the
knowledge of the people in achieving this.
In his speech titled: “The People as the Cornerstone of
Security”, Aregbesola said that the summit was called to tap from
the wealth of experience of the Kanem Borno Empire which stood
secured for 1,200 years, more than the Byzantine Empire or the
Roman Empire.
The Minister said that government had renewed its stand to do
whatever is necessary to stamp out insecurity from all parts of the
country, expressing optimism that the aim was achievable.
“Some nations have faced them [security agencies] before and
have come out victorious.
“We are going to do the same and nothing is going to stop
us.
“But to be able to win, we need the support of the people.
“We must understand that the defence and security architectural
complex is a pyramid.
“Sitting on the top is the military, followed by the police,
next are the other security agencies and at the base, carrying and
supporting the complex, are the people who are the
security-agency-at-large,” he said.
Aregbesola said further that in every secured nation, especially
the developed ones, security is contingent on the information
supplied by the citizens, their cooperation with the security
agencies and acting in the best interest of their community,
society and the nation.
The Minister, who commended the security agencies for their
doggedness in the fight against crime and criminality in the
country, called on them to see the people as important to achieving
successes.
“Any security agency operating within a national space that
disregards the support of the people is simply doomed in its
mission of defence and security.
“The insurgents and other criminals, who are disturbing us, are
not ghosts but humans, nevertheless they are a tiny minority.
“They can never withstand a united and determined people who
take their security seriously,” he reiterated.
Also speaking at the opening ceremony, the Executive Governor of
Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, assured that the government
and people of Borno State would continue to support the efforts of
the federal government in its determination to ensuring the
restoration of peace and security in the state.
He thanked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration for
liberating a substantial part of the State and the Northeast from
the grip of the insurgents, adding that some time ago, 23 of the 27
local government areas of the State were under the firm control of
the insurgents but for the concerted efforts of the Federal
Government in calling for the military’s intervention, the
situation had been reversed.
In his remarks, His Eminence, the Shehu of Borno, Alh. Abubakar
Ibin Umar Garba, pledged the support of the traditional rulers to
the Federal Government in its efforts towards finding lasting peace
and security in all parts of the country.
The stakeholders’ engagement was also attended by the Ministers
of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi; Police Affairs, Mohammed
Dingyadi; Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed; Chairman
Senate Committee on Interior and his counterpart in the House of
Representatives, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, Controller-General, Nigeria
Correctional Service (NCoS), Ahmed Ja’faru; Comptroller General,
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mohammad Babandede;
Controller-General, Federal Fire Service (FFS) Dr. Liman Ibrahim;
Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,
(NSCDC), Muhammadu Gana Abdullahi; traditional rulers as well as
other relevant stakeholders on matters of internal security.
The Federal Government of Nigeria has flagged-off a
stakeholders’ engagement on internal security and conflict
resolution as part of efforts to bring an end to security
challenges across the country.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, flagged off the
meeting in Maiduguri, Borno State capital on Tuesday, according to
a statement by the ministry’s Director (Press & Public Relations),
Mohammed Manga.
While calling on Nigerians to support the President Muhammadu
Buhari led-administration in its efforts at exterminating
insurgency that is making living of ordinary Nigerians difficult
and miserable, he said the government was ready to tap into the
knowledge of the people in achieving this.
In his speech titled: “The People as the Cornerstone of
Security”, Aregbesola said that the summit was called to tap from
the wealth of experience of the Kanem Borno Empire which stood
secured for 1,200 years, more than the Byzantine Empire or the
Roman Empire.
The Minister said that government had renewed its stand to do
whatever is necessary to stamp out insecurity from all parts of the
country, expressing optimism that the aim was achievable.
“Some nations have faced them [security agencies] before and
have come out victorious.
“We are going to do the same and nothing is going to stop
us.
“But to be able to win, we need the support of the people.
“We must understand that the defence and security architectural
complex is a pyramid.
“Sitting on the top is the military, followed by the police,
next are the other security agencies and at the base, carrying and
supporting the complex, are the people who are the
security-agency-at-large,” he said.
Aregbesola said further that in every secured nation, especially
the developed ones, security is contingent on the information
supplied by the citizens, their cooperation with the security
agencies and acting in the best interest of their community,
society and the nation.
The Minister, who commended the security agencies for their
doggedness in the fight against crime and criminality in the
country, called on them to see the people as important to achieving
successes.
“Any security agency operating within a national space that
disregards the support of the people is simply doomed in its
mission of defence and security.
“The insurgents and other criminals, who are disturbing us, are
not ghosts but humans, nevertheless they are a tiny minority.
“They can never withstand a united and determined people who
take their security seriously,” he reiterated.
Also speaking at the opening ceremony, the Executive Governor of
Borno State, Professor Babagana Zulum, assured that the government
and people of Borno State would continue to support the efforts of
the federal government in its determination to ensuring the
restoration of peace and security in the state.
He thanked the President Muhammadu Buhari-led Administration for
liberating a substantial part of the State and the Northeast from
the grip of the insurgents, adding that some time ago, 23 of the 27
local government areas of the State were under the firm control of
the insurgents but for the concerted efforts of the Federal
Government in calling for the military’s intervention, the
situation had been reversed.
In his remarks, His Eminence, the Shehu of Borno, Alh. Abubakar
Ibin Umar Garba, pledged the support of the traditional rulers to
the Federal Government in its efforts towards finding lasting peace
and security in all parts of the country.
The stakeholders’ engagement was also attended by the Ministers
of Defence, Maj. Gen. Bashir Magashi; Police Affairs, Mohammed
Dingyadi; Information and Culture, Alh. Lai Mohammed; Chairman
Senate Committee on Interior and his counterpart in the House of
Representatives, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, Controller-General, Nigeria
Correctional Service (NCoS), Ahmed Ja’faru; Comptroller General,
Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Mohammad Babandede;
Controller-General, Federal Fire Service (FFS) Dr. Liman Ibrahim;
Commandant General, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps,
(NSCDC), Muhammadu Gana Abdullahi; traditional rulers as well as
other relevant stakeholders on matters of internal security.