Nigeria orders security forces to crush threats to national peace

 

On Monday, suspected Fulani herdsmen killed no fewer than five people in Nimbo, Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State.

Amid growing condemnation of the attacks, the Federal Government on Tuesday restated its resolve to deal decisively with threats of crisis and conflict that are capable of disrupting peace and security in Nigeria.

The Nigerian government has ordered security agencies in the country to crush and deter all crises that have the potential to breach the peace and national stability.
The order followed an upsurge in deadly communal clashes that have claimed many lives.

The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, stated this at the opening of a three-day seminar on Information Management in Crisis Situations in Nigeria.
He said the security of lives and property of citizens remained top on the agenda of the President Muhammadu Buhari administration.
“The government of President Muhammadu Buhari’s number one priority is to ensure the security of lives and property of its citizens, guarantee a secure environment for socio-economic activities to thrive without hindrance.
“To this end, all security agencies in Nigeria have been called upon to crush and deter the threats of crisis and conflict that have potential to disrupt peace and security of our country.


Source: premium times