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Nigeria remains threatened by security challenges – FG
Nigeria remains threatened by security challenges – FG
The Federal Government has said that the country remains threatened by several security challenges.
The Minister of Defence, Mansur Dan-Ali, said this yesterday at the graduation ceremony of 18 participants of Course 4 of the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) Air War College in Makurdi in Benue State.
Represented by the Chief of Defence Staff, Major-General Abayomi Gabriel Olonisakin, the minister stated: “As you are all aware, our nation remains threatened by several security challenges. The Armed Forces has performed creditably to address these challenges. Air power being a critical component of our military instrument of national power has remained a formidable force in the preservation of the nation’s territorial integrity.
“The changing character of warfare infers that for a military force to achieve and maintain the competitive advantage it seeks over its adversaries, it must stay adaptive in the methods and thinking that guides its operations. At the heart of attaining competitive advantage, is the ability to be flexible in applying the diversity of thoughts that permeate war and warfare.”
Earlier, the acting governor of Benue State, Benson Abounu, said: “We’ve had our share of insecurity in Nigeria; kidnapping, robbery, communal clashes and insurgency by herdsmen but we have often enjoyed security provided by the military with the Air Force deploying air surveillance when it was required,” Abounu added.
The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal, Sadique Abubakar, said the military power remained a critical requirement for preserving the sovereignty of a nation
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Lawmaker condemns arrest of VDM
The member representing Ndokwa/Ukwuani federal constituency in House of Representatives, Rep. Nnamdi Ezechi has vehemently condemned the arrest of Mr Martins Otse popularly known as Very Dark Man (VDM).
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that On May 2, Martins Otse was arested on allegation of cyberstalking the Guarantee Trust Bank, Abuja.
NAN reports that he visited the bank, where he complained about alleged unauthorized deduction of funds from his mother’s account.
Ezechi who described the arrest as unprofessional, called on the Nigerian Police Authorities to prioritize professionalism in the discharge of their constitutional duties.
He said that the police would have invited him professionally as a law abiding citizen of Nigeria than applying a gestapo approach.
“I, Hon Nnamdi Ezechi vehemently condemn the arrest of Very Dark Man at the Guarantee Trust Bank, Abuja.
“Very Dark Man, I know is not a criminal, and as such cannot be arrested like a criminal,” he said.
The lawmaker who called for VDM’s immediate release, advised banks especially GTB management to always protect their customers’ privacy.
Ezechi said that it was unethical for banks to disclose informations about movement or privacy of their customers especially law abiding customers like VDM.
According to him, VDM is a Human Rights Activist who fights for the rights of oppressed and common people in the society.
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