Troops must be well fed, well kitted to address insecurity challenges - Tinubu

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BY USMAN MOHAMMED, JUNE 3, 2023, 3:34 AM


President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has said his administration is ready to invest and reform the country's security architecture to be capable of combating terrorism in the country.

The president disclosed this in a meeting of the general security appraisal committee consisting of the chief of defense staff, service chiefs, inspector general of police and heads of intelligence agencies in Abuja.

He said this while commending the effort of the Nigerian Armed Forces and other security formations for the work they have been doing for the past several years in addressing terrorism in the country.

Major General Babagana Monguno rtd, the national security adviser who briefed newsmen after the meeting said the president is going to take a closer look at the misfortunes in the maritime domain, focusing particularly on the issues of oil theft and addressing them with immediate effect.

'Having been briefed by the participants of the meeting, the president addressed prevailing issues confronting the nation in terms of insecurity and also mentioned his philosophy towards dealing with national security issues.

'He is already mandated by the security agencies to come up with a blueprint as far as he knows as far as it’s concerned, it doesn’t have the luxury of time. And whatever changes will be made have to be done as soon as possible,' the Monguno said.

According to him, the president assured his support to the security agencies for maximum performance.

'The president also has decided that whatever ventures the armed forces are going to be engaged in, they must carry along those operatives in the theater. They must be well-fed, well-kitted, motivated and given all that they require.

'President has said clearly that he will do whatever is within his powers to enable the operational elements but the intelligence agencies must also make their work easy for them by providing the type of intelligence that they require to carry out the assignment,' Monguno added.


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