President Muhammadu Buhari has ordered a re-engineering of the nation’s security apparatus in order to ensure the safety of all Nigerians.
Already, the Minister of Defence, Bashir Magashi, is said to be working to that effect and very soon a difference would be witnessed.
The National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, made these known on Tuesday while speaking with State House correspondents shortly after the security meeting with the president at the Presidential Villa.
He said at the meeting, the president reiterated his earlier position that the security chiefs, though were doing their best, still had a lot more to do to tackle the security problems of the country effectively.
His words: “The president is angry over the declining security situation. At the last meeting, he mentioned it.
“What he said today is virtually a reaffirmation of what he said the first time. Yes, Mr. President said ‘you are doing your best, as far as I’m concerned, but there’s still a lot more to be done. I’m more concerned about the promise we made to the larger Nigerian society and I am ordering an immediate re-engineering of the entire security apparatus.’
“This is something that I believe will be done in a very short time, but I just want us to keep hope alive. I know how everybody feels, I know how Nigerians feel, definitely the president is not oblivious of the fact that securing the nation is a primary responsibility of government and I believe in his sincerity, but again, since he’s not an octopus, since he’s not a spirit, if he delegates to people, then the onus is on them to actually fulfil the legitimate expectations of the larger Nigerian society.”
The state of insecurity has increased in recent time with killings, particularly in the North West and North East of the country.
Only recently, the convoy of the governor of Borno State, Babagana Zulum, was attacked by members of the terrorists group, Boko Haram.
