Insecurity: Tinubu issues directives to end killings in Plateau, Benue, Borno
President Bola Tinubu has directed service chiefs to immediately and comprehensively overhaul national security strategies to end the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states.
The President, who met with security chiefs at the State House in Abuja for more than two hours, said the killing of innocent people in those states must cease.
A statement by the President’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga was however silent on the killings and abductions going on in the North West.
He said Tinubu told the service chiefs that “enough is enough,” as he condemned the senseless killing of innocent Nigerians.
Onanuga stated that the National Security Adviser (NSA), Nuhu Ribadu, spoke to newsmen after the meeting.
He quoted Ribadu as saying “Mr President gave us the chance to come and brief him again. It lasted very long. We gave him an update on what was going on.
“Even when he was out there, he was constantly in touch, giving directives and following developments.
“Today, we had the opportunity to come and brief him again, and it lasted hours. It was a very detailed briefing, and it was exhaustive.
“We listened, and we took instructions from him. He gave us new directives. The fact is that Mr President is insisting that we work harder to restore security in the country.
“We gave him information on what has been happening and assured him of our commitment.
“We had carried out his instructions. We went to places with incidences of insecurity, such as Plateau, Benue, and Borno States.
“We went to those particular three states. We gave him feedback because he had directed us earlier to go and meet with the political authorities there.”
The NSA said the President highlighted the need to involve the local councils and state governments more in tackling the security situation.
“The issue of insecurity often is not just at the higher levels. It involves the subunits. They are the ones who are directly with the people, especially when some of the challenges border on community problems.
“We need to work with the communities. We need to work with the local governments, and we need to work with the governors.
“The President directed that we work more with governors,” Ribadu further said.
