Some People Colluding With Govt Officials To Undermine National Security — Monguno

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says sponsors
of criminality are working with persons in “critical agencies of
government” to frustrate the efforts to secure the country.

Monguno spoke on Tuesday while briefing state house
correspondents after a meeting between the service chiefs and
President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said people who are engaging in “underhanded, unscrupulous,
mischievous and deceitful practices” will be identified and dealt
with.

“I’m also to send out a warning to those people who think they
can continue to behave in a manner that undermines national
security,” he said.

“Those people engaging in all kinds of underhanded,
unscrupulous, mischievous and deceitful practices, people who are
working with those that are in government, in particular, critical
agencies of government.

“We have been able to identify certain areas that are weak and
these areas have to be strengthened so that these characters who
are engaging in acts that you can describe as outright acts of
brigandage, people who are behaving in a manner that portends a lot
of danger to innocent lives, have to be fished out.”

The national security adviser also warned that the sponsors of
criminality will be “brought down to their knees”.

“This is the directive from the President, I am to send a
warning to those people who think they’re in close proximity with
those who have the instruments to make the space easy for
criminals, those people who think they have some kind of authority,
who are engaging in all kinds of hocus pocus in all kinds of
jiggery pokery or skullduggery, those people will be brought down
to their knees,” he said.

“It is extremely important for these people, I’m sending out a
message to them, anybody who thinks he can continue to pool
whatever resources he has at his disposal, to frustrate the efforts
of the central government in bringing about peace and security will
have himself to blame.

“The new service chiefs, as well as the intelligence community,
and the constabulary forces have been given clear directives by the
President to target those people who are the ones leading in
creating chaos, disunity, and disharmony.”

Babagana Monguno, national security adviser (NSA), says sponsors
of criminality are working with persons in “critical agencies of
government” to frustrate the efforts to secure the country.

Monguno spoke on Tuesday while briefing state house
correspondents after a meeting between the service chiefs and
President Muhammadu Buhari.

He said people who are engaging in “underhanded, unscrupulous,
mischievous and deceitful practices” will be identified and dealt
with.

“I’m also to send out a warning to those people who think they
can continue to behave in a manner that undermines national
security,” he said.

“Those people engaging in all kinds of underhanded,
unscrupulous, mischievous and deceitful practices, people who are
working with those that are in government, in particular, critical
agencies of government.

“We have been able to identify certain areas that are weak and
these areas have to be strengthened so that these characters who
are engaging in acts that you can describe as outright acts of
brigandage, people who are behaving in a manner that portends a lot
of danger to innocent lives, have to be fished out.”

The national security adviser also warned that the sponsors of
criminality will be “brought down to their knees”.

“This is the directive from the President, I am to send a
warning to those people who think they’re in close proximity with
those who have the instruments to make the space easy for
criminals, those people who think they have some kind of authority,
who are engaging in all kinds of hocus pocus in all kinds of
jiggery pokery or skullduggery, those people will be brought down
to their knees,” he said.

“It is extremely important for these people, I’m sending out a
message to them, anybody who thinks he can continue to pool
whatever resources he has at his disposal, to frustrate the efforts
of the central government in bringing about peace and security will
have himself to blame.

“The new service chiefs, as well as the intelligence community,
and the constabulary forces have been given clear directives by the
President to target those people who are the ones leading in
creating chaos, disunity, and disharmony.”