By Friday Obande
Air Commodore Abayomi Balogun (rtd) has said that lack of synergy in Nigeria’s security architecture has led to the challenges in the fight against terrorism.
He made this known at the launch of his book titled, “Amidst the Chaos and other certainties: Nigeria can overcome”.
The event which was held at the Nigerian Army War College, Abuja, was themed “Beyond the Current Challenges, Nigeria Can Forge a New Path to Peace, Progress, and Stability.”
The former Alpha Jet Pilot explained that Nigeria can overcome her challenges but not by accident, as most of the challenges has either been formed through collective actions or inactions of Nigerians entirely.
He spoke about kinetic tactics and diplomatic means of combating insecurity, he also advised the government to provide the necessary amenities for the people in the rural areas, as well as security agencies to be more proactive and embark on counter attacks on the enemies of the country.
“For over 10 years, the military have not operated under one command which should be under the Defence HeadQuarters, DHQ. This has led to the difficulty of combating terrorism and other criminal activities across the country.
“Nigerians should understand that the fight against terrorism is an all-inclusive affair,” he stressed.
He expressed his profound gratitude to God, the chairman of the occasion and all the guests in attendance, maintaining that Nigeria and Nigerians will surely overcome.
Also speaking at the event, Chairman of the occasion and Former Chief of Army Staff, and Madakin Bade, Major Gen. Alwali Kazir highlighted that Nigerians have faced so much since her Independence and require cooperative efforts of both the security agencies and the citizens to combat terrorism and other forms of menace across the nation.
According to him, stability stands as major arsenal against crime, but he however lamented the non-cooperation amongst the echelons of the military, as he differentiated the concept of cooperation and cooperation, which he said the latter is the preferable form of relationship.
He urged the government to re-intergrate some ex-officers, mostly in the military, who can give necessary advice to Nigeria’s Security for its might against the terrors.
The book Reviewer, Air Commodore S.A Zakari, described the piece as a Canon for strategic warfare tactics of all security architectures and the grassroots against insecurity and terrorism.
