President Bola Tinubu has warned security agencies against hoarding information and intelligence among themselves which could be counterproductive in the fight against terrorism.
Tinubu gave the warning when he undertook a tour of the new Office of National Security Adviser and facilities at the National Counter Terrorism Centre in Abuja, charged security and intelligence agencies on the importance of sharing information and intelligence among themselves.
Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information, State House in a statement, said the President stressed the importance of backing countering terrorism and the state-of-the-art facilities at the two facilities with knowledge.
“To achieve economic revival, prosperity, and development, security should be of optimum priority.
“What I’ve seen here is a demonstration of intelligence efforts to counter-terrorism. This must be backed by knowledge.
“Counter-terrorism that is not backed by knowledge and intelligence is not going to be of any service to any nation. We are going to work on that together.
“It’s a great joy to see that we’re getting proactive resources to prepare ourselves.
“Terrorism is not unique to Nigeria alone. It is across the world and we have to fight it. We have to eliminate it.
“If we as Nigerians are looking for economic revival, prosperity, and development, then we have to give priority to security.
“The effort of the entire armed forces of this country must be put together in a way that there’ll be one single focus on securing the country.
“You can’t have disharmony in an orchestra. We must focus on one tunnel; coordinate, share information, share intelligence, and work harder.
“You cannot hoard information. You cannot hoard intelligence. I’m glad that Nigeria is on the path to success. Well, I assure you.
“We’ll make it a priority and that’s why I’m here this morning,” Tinubu said.
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