Inter-Agency Collaboration, Political Will Needed to Fight Insecurity – CCC
The Chairman of the Centre for Crisis Communication (CCC), Retired Major General Chris Olukolade, has stated that Nigeria’s long-standing security challenges can only be effectively tackled with genuine political will and sustained synergy among security agencies.
Gen. Olukolade, a former Director of Defence Information (DDI), disclosed this during an exclusive interview with Western Spring Television, where he underscored the role of government commitment in ending insecurity.
“The federal government must first demonstrate a firm political will and strong desire to address the security quagmire head-on. Without this, progress will remain sluggish,” he said.
He stressed that while the mandate of the federal government includes protecting the lives and property of citizens, this responsibility must be backed with actionable resolve and a unified direction across the security architecture.
Read Also:
Highlighting inter-agency collaboration as another crucial pillar, Olukolade noted that fostering robust and sustainable cooperation among the armed forces, intelligence services, police, and other paramilitary outfits is vital to defeating criminal elements across the country.
“There should be strong and healthy synergy among the military, intelligence communities including the DSS, police, and other sister security agencies across the nation,” he stated, adding that “with enhanced coordination and logistics support, security threats can be swiftly neutralized.”
Commenting on the rising concerns over civilian self-defense amid persistent attacks by bandits and insurgents, Gen. Olukolade referenced the recent comments made by retired General TY Danjuma, who renewed calls for citizens to defend themselves.
While acknowledging the reality that necessitates such calls, Olukolade cautioned against a haphazard approach to civilian self-defense. He advocated for better mobilization and structured empowerment of sub-national actors to make the concept viable and lawful.
“It is high time the nation stopped ignoring this old man’s counsel. This isn’t the first time he’s giving such advice,” he added, referring to Gen. Danjuma.
The retired military chief concluded that unless Nigeria strengthens its political resolve and institutional cooperation, insecurity will continue to undermine peace and national development.
*By PRNigeria*
