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By Abdul Alli, Abuja

Lack of synergy and coordinated approach among the security agencies in Nigeria has continued to mitigate the effort of the Federal government to bring down the spate of insurgency and banditry in the country.

This, is President Muhammadu Buhari’s expression through his National Security Adviser retired Maj.-Gen. Babagana Monguno.

He made this disclosure to State House correspondents after a closed doors security meeting with the president at the State House, Abuja, on Thursday.

Monguno said that the president frowned at lack of synergy among the security agencies saddled with the responsibility of fighting insurgency and banditry in the country.

He expressed serious concern over the activities of bandits and insurgents in some parts of the country, saying efforts of the security chiefs towards addressing the menace is not good enough.

“A meeting was just concluded between Mr President and the heads of the security agencies – that is the operational heads consisting of Minister of Defence, the service chiefs and on the other hand the intelligent components consisting of myself and intelligence heads.

“Today’s meeting basically focused on recent developments. Mr President has expressed great concern over the declining security situation in the country.

“He is extremely unhappy about what is happening and he feels that even though the security agencies are doing their best; their best is not good enough for him and he wants an immediate reversal of the current trend and immediate reversal of our misfortunes in all their dimensions,’’ he said.

He said the president warned that he would not accept further escalation of the security situation in the country.

It would be recalled that hundreds of innocent citizens have been killed and properties either damaged or stolen by bandits in North West zone of the country in recent time.

 

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Abdul Rahman Aliagan is an Abuja-based seasoned Journalist who was born in late 70s and has spanned over a decade and half in the profession. His flair for investigative Journalism has earned him a niche and more on the profession. A member of Nigerian Union of Journalists, NUJ, he is currently the National Secretary of the Nigerian Guild of Investigative Journalists, NGIJ, an umbrella body for all the curious journalists in Nigeria. Aliagan, a graduate of History from the Better By Far University, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria, and a Masters student in the Department of History, Nasarawa State University, Keffi. He started his Journalistic career with The Herald Newspaper, in 1997 even as a Copy boy in the Newsroom; he later moved his career to Funtua, Katsina State as a Media Assistant to a Non-Governmental Organization, (NGO), Pan-African Development Education and Advocacy Programme (PADEAP). Aliagan later joined the service of Newspeg Newspaper, an Abuja based media outfit as a Senior Correspondent only to become the pioneer Editor as the platform later transformed to Magazine titled Newspeg Magazine. For his close to two decades uninterrupted media experiences, Aliagan with some like minds floated Time Nigeria Magazine, where he is currently serving as the Managing Editor, a Magazine that is setting Economic and political pace for the most populous country on African continent, Nigeria. Aliagan has been a Contributing Editor for some other media platforms such as Security Monitor, Kwara Arise and Health Agenda. Aliagan is the Publisher of ArtsDaily Nigeria, a History, Culture and Tourism focused Newspaper.

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