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Synergy Imperative In Defeating Security Threats -Corps Marshal
The Corps Marshal, Federal Road Safety Corps (FRSC), Mr Dauda Biu, has tasked security agencies to collaborate in defeating all security threats in the country.
Biu made the appeal while addressing participants of exercise Haske Biyu for Senior Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College (AFCSC) Jaji, on Monday.
The Tide source reports that the three weeks exercise was a Joint and Multi-Agency Training on Internal Security and Low Intensity Conflict.
He said the joint training would enhance skills and update knowledge of the participants, especially on security strategies to mitigate internal security challenges.
“The importance of joint and multi-agency collaboration in internal security and low intensity conflict operations amongst law enforcement agencies and the military cannot be over emphasised.
“The AFCS in its resolve to bring out innovation and measures to improve security and checkmate internal security in the country, designed this exercise to hold on yearly basis”, he noted.
Biu said it was imperative for the participants to embrace the opportunity, so as to contribute effectively to national security.
He observed that the AFCSC has been involved in manpower development in broad range of skills to enhance quality of operations, management and leadership for the attainment of national security goals.
The Corps Marshal said that the training would therefore enable the participants to broaden their knowledge and understanding of military operations, including internal security and counter-insurgency operations.
“The exercise is also organised to enhance the collective training efforts of participating agencies to enable them carry out their responsibilities more efficiently.
“The training forms the basis for synergy of efforts amongst various stakeholders involved in internal security operations in Nigeria”, Biu added.
According to him, the dynamics of the global security environment and current national security challenges has made security agencies and other stakeholders to be deployed regularly on internal security operations.
“Such deployments require you to carry out array of operations that involve kinetic and non-kinetic approaches, to counter threats posed by predominantly irregular groups and non-state actors”.
Biu lauded the AFCSC for holding capacity building programmes for FRSC personnel and other paramilitary agencies.
Earlier, the AFCSC Commandant, AVM Emmanuel Wonah, said exercise Haske Biyu was designed to offer knowledge to all participants on broad security issues in the country.
“This year’s edition will focus on the South West geopolitical zone where acts of banditry, kidnappings and agitation have now regrettably become commonplace.
“These criminal acts targeted at the most vulnerable members of the society have undermined national security and the economic wellbeing of the citizens”, he said.
Wonah said the exercise entails lectures, presentations and demonstrations on internal security operations.
He added that the participants would provide practical and workable solutions to problems associated with internal security and counter insurgency in the country.
The Movement for the Survival of the Izon Ethnic Nationality in the Niger Delta (MOSIEND) has called on the Management of Niger Delta Development Commission NDDC to embark on the water projects in Buguma city in Asari Toru Local Government Area, Rivers state
The Group called on the Rivers state government to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
On the water project in Buguma, MOSIEND said the population of Buguma has increased tremendously as the residents need more water projects to enhance the daily livelihood of the people
The Group also appealed to the Chairman of the council to assist in making the project a reality and attracts more developmental projects to the city
This call was on Rhythm 93.7 FM Port Harcourt, Radio program, Talk of the Town, by MOSIEND Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn alongside Mark Ojuka,Chairman of Buguma and Hon Sandra Owunari JP Chairman Obuama and monitored by our correspondent
Comrade Ojuka also called on the Management of Liquidifed Natural Gas NLG to embark on a free medical outreach in all Kala bari communities to improve their health status
He appealed to LNG to award scholarship to indigens of Kalabari communities in tertiary institutions to better their education, noting the company is doing same in Bonny, abandoning Kalabari communities
“We need contracts, free medical, scholarships and employment including skill acquisition programs for our teeming youths in Kalabari extractions ”
On Security, Mark Ojuka said security in Buguma is at zero level with the help of the Ama Ma soldiers the city is more peaceful and investors friendly as the youths of area have cordial relationship with the security agencies in the area
“Security is very secured in Buguma clan”
He called on the Rivers state to revamp the Buguma fish farm to create employment for the teeming youths
“The youths are asking for human capacity building in the area to reduce unemployment”
“The revamping of the Buguma fish farm will also reduce youth violence”
Also Speaking, Eastern Zonal Coordinator of MOSIEND Half Hour Comrade Tammy Bruce Longjohn called for more improve in infrastructures in Kalabari community, especially in electricity
There is little improvement in terms of electricity in Buguma city
He decried the deplorable condition
of Buguma Health Centre, saying that the hospital is near functional
“Our sisters that are pregnant and our sick parents can not access the health centre for a better treatment ”
Describing the Health Centre as an eye saw, he called on Rivers state government and Buguma Local Government chairman Hon William to improve on facilities in the centre and make it more medically accessible to the sick persons in the area
Buguma, Tammy Bruce said is the spiritual headquarter of Kalabari people as such deserve more modern facilities from the government to improve lives
The Coordinator called on government, stakeholders and oil companies to assist and improve the poor infrastructural facilities in area
“We need first class hospitals, qualified medical doctors and nurses in the health centres and hospitals”
On the oil spilled in Obuoma Chairman MOSIEND Obuoma, Hon Sandra Owunari said the spill destroyed their crops and Rivers even polluted their only source of drinking water
She expressed displeasure that Rivers state government did not send any relief materials to the people in the affected community
On Chieftaincy title to women in Obuama, Hon Sandra Owunari said the community do not install Chieftaincy title to women, saying that Chieftaincy title is only reserved for men only in the community
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