Niger Not As Insecure As Portrayed, Says SSS

The Niger State Command of the Department of State Security
(DSS) has declared that Niger State is safe and not as insecure as
it is being projected.

The Deputy Director of the Niger State Command of the Department
of State Security, Mr Eze Martins stated this during the 2021
Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Society of Engineers
(NSE), Minna branch over the weekend.

Speaking on the theme “Security and its challenges: The
Engineering Perspective,” Martins acknowledged that there are some
parts that are safer than others in the state.

“On the general security profile of Niger State, the situation
is not as bad as people project it to be.

“Niger State is not as insecure as most people will try to make
us believe. There are areas where we have challenges and those
challenges revolve around kidnapping, banditry, robbery, violent
crimes and ritual killing.

“There is also an admixture of banditry and element of Boko
Haram and ISWAP in certain locations, but the fact is that there is
no part of the country that doesn’t have one form of security
challenge or the other that it is managing and Niger State is not
an exception.”

Martins stated that the large landmass of Niger State makes it
prone to some of the challenges the state is currently facing.

The Deputy Director said the security service has identified the
Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) as a possible partner in solving
the security challenges bedevilling the state and the country.

He urged governments at all levels to tap into the untapped
resources of Engineers and other technical experts whose expertise
can go a long way to resolve the security challenge, noting that
technical security can go a long way in protecting Niger State from
the criminal elements.

The outgone Chairman of the NSE Minna branch, Elizabeth Eterigho
appreciated her colleagues for their support during their two-terms
as the Chairman of the association, saying that with their support,
the Society was able to achieve great feats.

The Niger State Command of the Department of State Security
(DSS) has declared that Niger State is safe and not as insecure as
it is being projected.

The Deputy Director of the Niger State Command of the Department
of State Security, Mr Eze Martins stated this during the 2021
Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Nigeria Society of Engineers
(NSE), Minna branch over the weekend.

Speaking on the theme “Security and its challenges: The
Engineering Perspective,” Martins acknowledged that there are some
parts that are safer than others in the state.

“On the general security profile of Niger State, the situation
is not as bad as people project it to be.

“Niger State is not as insecure as most people will try to make
us believe. There are areas where we have challenges and those
challenges revolve around kidnapping, banditry, robbery, violent
crimes and ritual killing.

“There is also an admixture of banditry and element of Boko
Haram and ISWAP in certain locations, but the fact is that there is
no part of the country that doesn’t have one form of security
challenge or the other that it is managing and Niger State is not
an exception.”

Martins stated that the large landmass of Niger State makes it
prone to some of the challenges the state is currently facing.

The Deputy Director said the security service has identified the
Nigeria Society of Engineers (NSE) as a possible partner in solving
the security challenges bedevilling the state and the country.

He urged governments at all levels to tap into the untapped
resources of Engineers and other technical experts whose expertise
can go a long way to resolve the security challenge, noting that
technical security can go a long way in protecting Niger State from
the criminal elements.

The outgone Chairman of the NSE Minna branch, Elizabeth Eterigho
appreciated her colleagues for their support during their two-terms
as the Chairman of the association, saying that with their support,
the Society was able to achieve great feats.