Insecurity: The Service Chiefs Should Be Giving Adequate Funding And Support.

By Comrade Musa Mohammed 

When i came across of a write-up posted or published on social media with a caption 'OVERHAULING NIGERIA'S SECURITY AGENCIES: A PATH TO STABILITY ' which the write further stated that, 'Nigeria's security system is in dire need of reform', i just laughed, because he don't know the challenges the security agencies are facing.

From my own perspective overhauling the security agencies is not the solution.

The writer should know that the military institution is one of the most important state institutions in Nigeria and indeed anywhere in the world . 

Apart from their traditional mandate to protect the country’s territorial integrity, the Nigerian military is also charged with ensuring internal cohesion. 

All over the world, the military is an organisation authorised to use coercive instruments, including the use of weapons, in defending the motherland by combating actual or perceived threats.

Adequate funding and support for Nigeria's service chiefs are crucial for maintaining national security and stability. This includes addressing challenges like funding, logistics, and manpower, as highlighted by the Chief of Army Staff. The government and legislative bodies should provide the necessary resources to ensure the service chiefs can effectively carry out their duties. 

Adequate funding is essential for the Nigerian Armed Forces to procure necessary equipment, train personnel, and ensure operational effectiveness.

 

There are a lot of challenges Facing the Service Chiefs, 

 which related to funding, logistics, and manpower, indicating a need for increased support. 

By providing adequate funding and support, the government can enhance the ability of the service chiefs to maintain peace and stability in the country. 

The writer should know that on purchase of equipments which the military are using, the high dollar rate had hampered the purchase of relevant equipment needed to fight insecurity.

All the items procured are bought with hard currency, none in naira, and that most times when funds are converted, only very little could be bought.

Majority of nigerians are all aware of how the service chiefs  infused new strategies in tackling the crisis (insecurity).

So, there is hope in the horizon. The service chiefs are doing their best. Let us support them now. The service chiefs are equal to the task.

Don’t forget that the CDS and COAS have been to the centre of the whole crisis. They know what to do.

Already, there is a close knitted effort and renewed collaboration among the different security agencies.

We must agree that the service chiefs has performed above average in the fight against insurgency.

The CDS Gen. Christopher Musa has promised to add value to the security disposition, I beg Nigerians to give them opportunity to work and resolve the issues. 

Also, the media houses to give Nigerians a hopeful angle of the ongoing crisis across the country.

In most Western nation’s, national interest is a consideration in war reportage. I beg the media to do the needful at this very crucial time in the history of our nation.

No one is saying you shouldn’t do your job, but we must ensure we do things that will unite rather than divide us.