Security agencies performing below par – Buhari

 

President Muhammadu Buhari has expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of security agencies in addressing the security crisis that plagues the country.

National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno communicated the feelings of the president on Thursday during the National Security Council meeting held at the State House, Abuja.

Buhari, according to Monguno, expects security agencies to do more with what has been provided for them.

He said the president is saddened and remorseful over the recent killings and the abductions of some Nigerians by terrorists.

Speaking with newsmen after the meeting, Monguno said inability of the security agencies to tackle the deepening security crisis has become a source of deep concern for Buhari.

He cited the recent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna train which left some passengers dead and others kidnapped.

Monguno said Buhari alone should not be blamed for the insecurity in the country as his part was to make strategic decisions which he was currently doing.

He said the president directed all heads of security establishments to secure the release of all abductees across the country.

He said Buhari also ordered all operational and intelligence elements to immediately rescue all captives unhurt, including those kidnapped by terrorists in the Kaduna train attack last month. 

He said the president might call for another meeting in the near future having decided to look at the memo that dwelled on the prevailing situation within the security outfits as well as their needs and challenges.

The NSA reiterated the need for human intelligence and warned that the security situation might linger beyond the timeframe it was expected to end if the society refused to provide the needed information to nip it in the bud.