Govt urges Nigerians to be vigilant at
markets, churches, mosques, hotels
Govt urges Nigerians to be vigilant at markets, churches, mosques, hotels
FROM the Minister of Information and
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, came
yesterday a piece of advice that
Nigerians should be vigilant at markets,
hotels, churches, mosques and other
crowded places which may be targets of
terrorists that are now being ruthlessly
dealt with by the military with a view to
ending their menace by the end of the
year.
He announced plan by the ministry to
launch a national campaign against
insurgency in the North-East regions.
Mohammed, who spoke on Saturday
when he visited the Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) camp in Bama, Borno
State, stated that intelligence gathering
and robust advocacy would be used to
sensitise Nigerians on the need to wage
war against the insurgents. He noted that
no nation has ever succeeded in the fight
against insurgency without support of
the civilian component.
“We will let Nigerians know that the
fight against insurgency is a national
issue and not to see it as ethnic or
religious issue,’’ he said.
The minister said that the ministry
would roll out national jingles to educate
Nigerians on the need to be vigilant and
report any suspicious movements to the
security agencies.
He commended the military for keeping
Nigeria one, and taking back Bama town
and other communities in the North-East
from the insurgents. Mohammed said the
Federal Government would ensure that
no Nigerian territory remained in the
hands of insurgents before the end of the
year.
According to him, as the insurgents
failed to make further attack on villages,
they could go under to attack soft targets
such as hotels, markets, mosques and
churches. “I urge Nigerians to be vigilant
in these public places and ensure that
they know their neighbour’s means of
livelihood with a view to complementing
the military’s efforts against the
insurgents.
“I also call for synergy between the
military and the media to enhance
mutual understanding in the war against
insurgency because security is
everybody’s business,” he said.
Responding, Borno State Governor,
Alhaji Kashim Shettima, commended the
minister for the visit, noting that
Mohammed was the first Minister of
Information to visit the state to get
firsthand information on the war against
insurgency. He said the state had
witnessed unimaginable destruction of
27 local government areas from 2009 to
date caused by the insurgents.
The governor, who blamed the
insurgency on poverty and
unemployment, urged the Federal
Government to address the problems of
poverty, unemployment and lack of hope
for youth.
Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, came
yesterday a piece of advice that
Nigerians should be vigilant at markets,
hotels, churches, mosques and other
crowded places which may be targets of
terrorists that are now being ruthlessly
dealt with by the military with a view to
ending their menace by the end of the
year.
He announced plan by the ministry to
launch a national campaign against
insurgency in the North-East regions.
Mohammed, who spoke on Saturday
when he visited the Internally Displaced
Persons (IDPs) camp in Bama, Borno
State, stated that intelligence gathering
and robust advocacy would be used to
sensitise Nigerians on the need to wage
war against the insurgents. He noted that
no nation has ever succeeded in the fight
against insurgency without support of
the civilian component.
“We will let Nigerians know that the
fight against insurgency is a national
issue and not to see it as ethnic or
religious issue,’’ he said.
The minister said that the ministry
would roll out national jingles to educate
Nigerians on the need to be vigilant and
report any suspicious movements to the
security agencies.
He commended the military for keeping
Nigeria one, and taking back Bama town
and other communities in the North-East
from the insurgents. Mohammed said the
Federal Government would ensure that
no Nigerian territory remained in the
hands of insurgents before the end of the
year.
According to him, as the insurgents
failed to make further attack on villages,
they could go under to attack soft targets
such as hotels, markets, mosques and
churches. “I urge Nigerians to be vigilant
in these public places and ensure that
they know their neighbour’s means of
livelihood with a view to complementing
the military’s efforts against the
insurgents.
“I also call for synergy between the
military and the media to enhance
mutual understanding in the war against
insurgency because security is
everybody’s business,” he said.
Responding, Borno State Governor,
Alhaji Kashim Shettima, commended the
minister for the visit, noting that
Mohammed was the first Minister of
Information to visit the state to get
firsthand information on the war against
insurgency. He said the state had
witnessed unimaginable destruction of
27 local government areas from 2009 to
date caused by the insurgents.
The governor, who blamed the
insurgency on poverty and
unemployment, urged the Federal
Government to address the problems of
poverty, unemployment and lack of hope
for youth.
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