My people, big gist don land from our oga at the top, President Bola Tinubu! E don call for make dem reactivate regional standby force wey go fit strengthen our security for West Africa and the Sahel area. Na during one conference wey happen for Accra, Ghana, Tinubu yarn this one through Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu.
As Tinubu dey express Nigeria‘s ginger to take care of security matter, e also encourage all the countries for the region to use Nigeria’s National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) wey dey for Abuja as wetin dem fit take gather intelligence and operate better. Abeg, e no go make sense if all of us no join hand together to fight this wahala wey terrorist dey cause.
According to am, this security wahala no be small matter again o! Tinubu no carry mouth for ground; him talk say the situation for the Sahel dey bad, with plenty violence wey dey affect everybody, especially women and children. E don notice say the absence of single counterterrorism focus na one big wahala wey dey allow militants take opportunity dey expand dem operations.
And no be only that o! The president also dey warn about the way terrorist groups dey use cyber technology to spread false news and mislead people. Na why Tinubu dey shout say make other countries in West Africa join hand with Nigeria to strengthen dem own cyber security. You sabi say our oga talk say, ‘Security cooperation dey very important for Nigeria national interest and the stability of the region. We go fit work together to tackle terrorism and organized crimes.’
E no fit miss the chance to drop one serious warning concerning drug cartels and insurgents for the region. E carry balance say as the drug lords dey face wahala for South America, some fit come shift dem base enter weaker areas for West Africa. This na serious matter o! If we no shine our eyes, these drug people fit find way to join forces with those terrorist wey dey disturb our peace.
Tinubu also talk say we need separate political issues from security concerns. Make dem no mix politics matter with serious security collaborations if we truly want find solution go dis our wahala. E talk say poverty, bad governance, and marginalization dey cause plenty instability and that one dey affect how we fit respond to terrorists.
As the conference dey hold, he dey show hope say the discussions between intelligence chiefs and strategic stakeholders go bring good solution wey go help craft a lasting counterterrorism strategy for the region. Nigeria don already dey show readiness to support any genuine efforts wey go fit strengthen our security all over West Africa.
So my people, make we dey follow this issue well-well because e go affect everybody for this side. Na together we fit build security wey go make our land better!
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