Insecurity: Army seeks stronger inter-agency collaboration

The Nigerian Army is advocating for stronger collaboration among its various security agencies to effectively address the multifaceted security challenges confronting the country. These challenges include insurgency, terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping.

Major General Olurotimi Awolo, Commander of the 4 Special Forces Command in Doma, Nasarawa State, made this call during the opening of a week-long Command Operations Planning Cadre. He explained that Nigeria's security threats are regional and require specialized responses, training, and coordination among personnel operating in different areas. The training program is designed to equip personnel with the operational knowledge needed to respond to emerging security challenges.

The cadre's theme, “Tactical Leadership Capacity Building and Multi-Agency Approach to Asymmetric Operations in Joint Operations Area,” was deemed timely given the current operations by the Armed Forces and other security agencies. Participants included personnel from various formations of the Armed Forces and other relevant security agencies within the command's area of responsibility. "The essence of including other security agencies in this training programme was necessitated by the notion that confronting the numerous security challenges across the nation requires integrated collaboration among all relevant stakeholders in the security domain," Awolo stated.

This initiative supports the Chief of Army Staff, Waidi Shaibu's, command philosophy, which aims to develop a professional, adaptable, combat-ready, and resilient Nigerian Army capable of effective joint and multi-agency operations. Awolo urged participants to focus on lectures concerning inter-agency collaboration and logistics planning for military operations other than war, noting the benefit for young officers deployed to various operational theaters.

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The essence of including other security agencies in this training programme was necessitated by the notion that confronting the numerous security challenges across the nation requires integrated collaboration among all relevant stakeholders in the security domain.