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Insecurity: We Are Committed To Securing Lives Of Nigerians – Presidency

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Apr 14, 2022.

Yinka Akanbi

The Presidency issued the statement in reaction to a call by a northern group for the resignation of the President over continued killings in the country
Shehu stressed the need for people to know what the government was doing to deal with the security situation…

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EKO HOT BLOG reports that the Presidency says the Federal Government is committed to securing the lives and properties of Nigerians amid the rising spate of violent attacks on communities in parts of the country.

Garba Shehu, the Senior Special Assistant to the President on Media and Publicity, gave the assurance to the people in a statement on Wednesday.

“Nigerians are assured that the government will keep its promise to the nation and threats to security will be handled with the firmness they call for, and the government will remain firm in securing the country’s unity and progress,” he said as he outlined some of the actions the government has taken to address the situation.

“In response to the recent spike in terrorist activity, particularly in the Kaduna and Niger States axis, the defence establishment, in response to presidential directives, has realigned and reorganised the ongoing operation in the areas, as well as that going on in the Niger Delta region.

“The new operations structures are being reinforced with land-based assets to increase the efficiency of the troops and intelligence is equally being reinforced. The air defence system is being reinforced with newly acquired jets and drones which assemblage and training for operators have been hastened to meet the current exigencies.”

The Presidency issued the statement in reaction to a call by a northern group for the resignation of President Muhammadu Buhari over the continued killings in the country.

Publicity, he explained, is the oxygen for politicians who have failed to connect with voters in a democracy and a resignation call on the President is not the solution to the security problems facing the country.

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Shehu stressed the need for people to know what the government was doing to deal with the security situation, and for politicians to come to terms with the fact it was beneficial to help preserve the state.

“People don’t have to destroy what is there in a desperate quest to get power,” he concluded.

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