The lingering insecurity in Nigeria has been attributed to the shielding of bandits, terrorists, and other criminal elements from security agencies by individuals and communities.
Nigerian Defence Minister, Gen. Christopher Musa (Rtrd) who stated this on Saturday night in Abuja, explained that Nigeria is confronting a complex form of modern conflict that cannot be defeated by military action alone.
According to him, criminals often live and operate within communities, disguising themselves as ordinary citizens, which makes intelligence sharing and prompt reporting essential.
“This is asymmetric warfare. It is not like conventional warfare, where you are fighting another country. In this case, the enemy is within, and that makes it more dangerous.
“You cannot see it on someone’s face. It could be someone you think of as a friend or someone you trust. That is why people must not give criminals any safe haven,” Musa said.
The Minister stressed the need for public cooperation remains critical to ending criminality.
Veteran journalist and recipient of A.B.C Yola, Reporter of the Year Award (1997), Hassan Umar Shallpella, works with WAP as a Regional Correspondence. He was trained at Institute of Mass Communication and Technology Jos and Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria, Training School Lagos.He was a News desk Editor and a Correspondent at the Punch newspaper and till 2019, was the Deputy Editor ofThe Scope newspaper.
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