Written by Chris Agbambu, Abuja Tuesday, 15 November 2011
THE Federal Government has declared that the Boko Haram menace will soon be over, as it has introduced new measures to tackle the problem.
Minister of Defence, Dr Bello Haliru Mohammed, who disclosed this on Monday while declaring open the 2011 Defence Advisers/Attaches Annual Conference in Abuja, said that government approach had been to apply physical security only as a catalyst for honest dialogue among genuine stakeholders and key players.
The minister, who was represented by the Minister of State for Defence, Mrs Olusola Obada, said that the various efforts of government at finding a lasting solution to the increased attacks on innocent citizens and security agents by the Boko Haram were a clear indication of the government’s commitment to lasting peace and security in the country that would foster national unity and progress.
According to him, “I am happy to inform you that the government is on top of the situation in the Boko Haram issue. It is in these fundamental senses that the repositioning of the Defence Intelligence Agency in meeting contemporary security environment becomes paramount and your input as defence advisers and defence attaches in forecasting potential threats to our national security and cohesion is crucial to the implementation of government policies.”
The minister noted that the government believed in efficient information and intelligence that were capable of predicting threats to the collective security and providing information of value to their diplomatic and defence initiatives, including strategies for deterrence.
He said that the passing of the bill stipulating measures to combat terrorism by the lawmakers would further ensure that perpetrators of evil in the society have no place to hide.
He declared that the Federal Government would do all that was required to continue to have an efficient, reliable and proactive intelligence gathering system, hence it was proper that the Ministry of Defence’s basic strategy to realise its foreign and national security objectives was the development of a fully committed crop of defence advisers, among others.
The minister reminded the defence advisers that their work was to support the political, economic and diplomatic initiatives of the government, led by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, adding that they were, therefore, expected to maintain a healthy relationship with the ambassadors.
“You are required to cultivate international relationship between your countries of accreditation and Nigeria, therefore, your integrity, honesty and reliability and that of your family must be very high, so that the people would have confidence in you and your country,” the minister said.
He admonished the defence advisers to evolve strategies to reposition the Defence Intelligence Agency in meeting contemporary security environment, as this would be in pursuit of a strong, virile, proactive and responsive security organ, for greater input in establishing lasting peace and stability in our country.
In his remark, the Chief of Defence Intelligence (CDI), Major-General S.Y. Audu, said Nigeria had experienced several security incidents which had necessitated the increased involvement of the Nigerian Armed Forces in internal security operations.
via Tribune
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