Security Challenges: Defence Minister Says Kidnapping, Cattle Rustling Are Threats More Than Insurgency - Liberty TV/Radio - News - Voice For All! Vision For Alll!
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March 21, 2019
The minister of defence, MansurMuhammad Dan-Ali has said that Security challenges confronting the country suchas kidnapping, cattle rustling and farmer/ herders clashes pose more threat tothe peaceful co-existence of Nigeria than the insurgency in the North EastNigeria.
The minister, who spoke at theopening ceremony of the national workshop on civil military relations and themedia which held in Kaduna, Thursday, observed that armed conflict situationsoften present fertile ground for friction between the military and the media.
He said the security threats call forincreased inter-security agency collaboration in the area of intelligenceinformation sharing and effective collaboration with the media to turn the tideagainst criminal elements.
The minister said to achieve that,efforts must be sustained to create a framework for enhanced synergy amongsecurity agencies and with the media.
He said the military must however atall times be conscious of the law and be guided by the rules of engagementwhile it is imperative for the media to be guided by professional ethics.