By Harry Awurumibe, STATE HOUSE, Abuja
Apparently not happy with the shooting incident between two security agencies in Ibi, Taraba state, the Federal Government has decided to probe into it to ascertain what really happened.
Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar disclosed this today to State House correspondents after a meeting with President Muhammadu Buhari at the Presidential Villa, Abuja.
“This brief is just to acquaint you with the issues discussed during the National Security Council today. The council evaluated the current strategy of managing internal security operations all over the country and we are satisfied with the current efforts, we are making substantial progress in all the areas of conflicts.
“The council also decided that the unfortunate incidents in Taraba State in Ibi, a committee will be setup under the Defence Headquarters to critically look into the circumstances that led to the unfortunate incident.
“Finally, we also want to assure Nigerians that the Armed Forces of Nigeria and other security agencies would continue to work to ensure the security of Nigerian and to also ensure that no individual or group of individuals undermine the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
“That in a nutshell is the outcome of this meeting”.
Asked if the council discussed the issue of using technology and drones to fight crimes as earlier pledged to the South-West leaders, the Chief of Air Staff said, ”technology will continue to play a very critical role in resolving security challenges in Nigeria.
“All the services are using one technology or the other in order to ensure that our country is secured. So security will continue to play a role and we are also looking at other areas of technology that are not currently in use to ensure that we put together all that is required to ensure the security of Nigerian and Nigerians”.
