"How to End Nigeria's Insecurity in 6 Months": Top General Opens Up
- President Bola Tinubu has been hinted at how Nigeria can defeat the challenges of insecurity within six months
- General Ishola Williams (retd.), the former chief of Defence Training and Planning, gave the hint while speaking in an interview on Friday, August 29
- The former general maintained that Nigeria did not need to keep buying weapons, stating that maintaining the existing ones and carrying out strategic operations can help defeat the insecurity
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General Ishola Williams (retd.), the former chief of Defence Training and Planning, has expressed confidence in Nigeria overcoming the insecurity challenges in the country within six months.
The former military general disclosed that the government did not have to keep buying weapons, adding that “all these problems can be solved within six months. Reorganise the security agencies.”
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Former general advises Nigerian military
Speaking on Friday, August 29, on Channels Television, he stressed the need to maintain the weapons Nigeria currently have in its military arsenal in the fight against the criminal elements in the country.
He urged the authorities to "develop a new technical system, develop a new intelligence and counterintelligence system and train the people properly.
His statement reads in part:
“You must train the soldiers how to fight. If you ask any soldier in the North-East or South-East, What are you fighting for? Has anybody ever explained to them what they are fighting for?
“If they don’t know what they are fighting for, they just take it like an ordinary duty. And if they are tired, they are tired. So there have been cases where soldiers run away when Boko Haram attacks.”
How communities support bandits
Williams decried a situation whereby some communities still support the terrorists and bandits, hence frustrating the government’s efforts.
The retired general also questioned the role of traditional rulers in sensitising the people of the need to collaborate more closely with security agencies.
On the issue of arms smuggling, he called on the Immigration, Customs and Police operatives to have more inter-agency synergy.
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Ex-General speaks on illegal arms in Nigeria
He stated that some arms still illegally pass through the nation’s borders because of collusion by some personnel.
Attacks by bandits have been reported in different parts of the country, with the latest being the attack on a mosque in Katsina State, where over 30 worshippers were killed.
Banditry has been linked to conflicts over land and other resources. Armed gangs have turned cattle rustling, kidnapping and imposing taxes on farmers into huge moneymakers across the impoverished countryside, where residents said the government’s presence has been inadequate.
Source: Legit.ng
