At a Presidential Security Briefing on Friday at the State House in Abuja, President Bola Tinubu addressed heads of intelligence and security agencies and cautioned the military about neglecting their duties in light of the recent bombing in Kaduna State.
At least 85 people were murdered and several more were injured in a fatal military bombing that occurred in December at Tudun Biri hamlet in the Igabi Local Government Area of the state’s northwest. Many people condemned the act, and the army later apologized and took responsibility.
A month later, President Tinubu harped on the need for coordination among security agencies in ridding the nation of internal threats.
Addressing security chiefs and heads of intelligence agencies at a Presidential Security Briefing at the State House, in Abuja, on Friday, warned the military against failing in their responsibilities.
“The success you are recording is undeniable. Nigerians are seeing it, but the avoidable errors, as witnessed recently in Kaduna, are unacceptable and cannot be repeated,” the President was quoted in a statement by his media aide, Ajuri Ngelale.
“I am pleased that coordination between all agencies has dramatically improved over recent months, but there is no room for celebrations until we can end this; until we can bring our troops back to their localities, and until we can free up resources for our critical economic expansion programme.
“I do not play with my intelligence reports. I have multiple lines of sight. The Navy and sister branches must step up their game to achieve our aims for the benefit of all Nigerians. All malign actors will be aggressively uprooted from our midst. Those working against the national agenda from within and without will meet justice. Your task is clear. We will sustain our momentum. Failure is not an option under my leadership.”
He said while good progress is being made with the elimination of some security threats across multiple theatres, success will ultimately be defined by a final conclusion to the multi-dimensional menace.
