President Muhammadu Buhari has stated that the country’s present security difficulties have gone beyond the capacity of the Government’s deployment of security services and the country’s resources.
While launching the National Crisis Management Doctrine (NCMD) on Friday at the State House in Abuja, the President also highlighted that Nigerians’ anxieties had grown, as the country’s security situation had evolved with the rise of the Boko Haram terrorist group and other forms of criminal activity.
He said, “The emergence of the Boko Haram terrorist group, along with bandits and kidnappers in Nigeria, significantly changed the security situation in the country, leaving panic in the minds of the populace. These threats, along with others, put a strain on the States’ security agencies, resources, and infrastructure.
However, he expressed his belief that the newly established NCMD would improve national security by filling the void left by the widespread deployment of security services by promoting cooperation between the Government Ministries, Departments, and agencies, (MDAs).
He further stated that the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) and the relevant MDAs had worked together to create the NCMD, which would lead to increased success in responding to national crises.
The President praised the National Security Adviser (NSA) Maj-Gen. Babagana Monguno (rtd), his staff, and the members of the working group from various responder MDAs for their outstanding work in developing the Doctrine. He also hailed the accomplishment as a major step toward the goal of coordinated, effective, and efficient national crisis management.
The NSA Director had earlier stated that the Doctrine’s development had begun in 2014, but that it had been given new impetus after the President had adopted the updated NACTEST, which has five work streams: prevention, protection, identification, preparation, and implementation.
