Insecurity: COAS Calls For Active Involvement Of CSOs, Citizens

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(Last Updated On: 2022-05-19)

 

The call for the active involvement of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and citizens in the on-going war against insecurity has been reiterated by the Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, on Thursday in Abuja.

His representative, the Chief of Civil Military Affairs (Army), Maj.-Gen. Marcus Kangye, read Yahaya’s message at an interagency seminar for participants of Course 6/2022 of the Army War College.

He said operational measures so far undertaken to counter existing and emerging security threats must be combined with additional efforts from other actors and stakeholders.

Kangye noted that cooperation and coordination between government actors and dialogue and cooperation between government and non-government actors were required to prevent and counter terrorism and violence.

He said the armed forces needed to be sure that the broader public, local communities and private sector were partners and stakeholders in their collective efforts at countering the threats.

According to him, the entire society approach to countering threats to security is without gainsaying the need for effective partnerships between all actors.

“The civil society is a very important stakeholder in this regard as it helps to create the space for constructive engagement between the state and the citizens.

“The cooperation also fosters trust and understanding as all stakeholders take ownership of strategies put in place to counter the collective threat.

“The partnership between these stakeholders will help to eliminate mistrust, conceptual misunderstandings, and differences in understanding of national security issues.

“Indeed, the time for the full involvement of civil society in efforts to counter our internal security challenges is overdue,” Kangye said.

He commended the college for the seminar and enjoined resource persons and participants to take advantage of the forum to contribute to the national security discourse.

He gave assurance that the Nigerian Army would continue to court the civil society as collaborative partners in its quest to enhance national security.

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