Bwala outlines government’s new security measures
The Special Adviser to the President on Media and Public Communications, Daniel Bwala, has detailed the Federal Government’s strategies to tackle insurgency, banditry, and kidnapping. Speaking on The Link Up Podcast, Bwala highlighted efforts to recruit and retrain security personnel, deploy technology, and collaborate with international partners. He also emphasized the expansion of community policing and the crackdown on compromised law enforcement officials. Bwala described the security situation as a “crisis economy,” involving both terrorists and local actors.
What we know
- Daniel Bwala said the government is recruiting and retraining more security personnel, including forest guards, to address security challenges.
- The police, military, State Security Service, and marine security operations are being expanded, with support from licensed private security firms.
- Technological devices such as drones and interception systems are being deployed for improved surveillance.
- Nigeria is partnering with Sahel neighbours and has extended a joint military partnership with the United States for counterterrorism efforts.
- Community-based policing initiatives are being developed, and compromised law enforcement officials are being arrested and prosecuted.
