By Charles Adingupu
As part of move to effectively tackles the lingering security menace through orchestrated reforms of the nation’s security doctrine and it’s architecture, President Bola Tinubu has urged the different security agencies to strengthen coordination and not to work at cross purposes
The President made this declaration at the first crucial security meeting with service Chiefs on Thursday in Abuja.
At the meeting, the President disclosed his own plans on dealing with security issues, which is adoption of contemporary security measures to advance the country’s security fortunes.
Addressing State House correspondents, the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno, who conveyed the President’s message, disclosed that the President demands frequent consultations in tandem with the demands of the nation and will embark on a lot of reforms.
The President also mandated the security agencies to develop a blue print to deal with the issue of crude oil theft, indicating that the changes to meet the requirements of the changing times.
Those in attendance at the President’s first engagement with heads of the nation’s security and intelligence agencies include the Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Farouk Yahaya; Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Awwal Gambo; the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Isiaka Amao; and the Inspector-General of Police, Usman Alkali Baba.
Others are the Director-General of the Department of State Service(DSS), Yusuf Bichi; and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), Ahmed Rufai Abubakar.
It would be recalled that the President at his inaugural speech, stated besides prioritizing security, also pledged: “We shall invest more in our security personnel, and this means more than an increase in number. We shall provide, better training, equipment, pay, and firepower,” he added.
