(NIGERIA) The National Security Adviser on Monday in Abuja
stated that fresh strategies had been adopted by the Federal Government to
tackle all forms of insurgency including the menace of the Boko Haram Islamic
sect terrorising the North-East.
He also called on security agencies to liaise with those who
were in constant touch with the populace, especially stakeholders in the hotel
industry, to check the security challenges in the country.
The NSA represented by the Coordinator of Counter-Terrorism
in his office, Gen. Sarkinyaki Bello (retd), stated this while declaring open a
two-day workshop on security consciousness & awareness for Hotel Owners,
Employees and Association Executives.
The event was organized by the Special Services Office in
the Office of the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, a parastatal
of The Presidency.
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According to him, part of the initial steps already being
taken by the government was streamlining measures in which operators in the
hospitality industry could identify and expose personalities whose identities
were questionable.
He said the sensitization programme was premised on the fact
that Hotel operators were in constant
touch with the larger populace, adding that their collaboration would be
worthwhile in tackling insurgency.
“In dealing with the menace, government has put in place
institutional arrangement to encourage inter-agency intelligence collaboration
for effective response. To this end, we believe that as stakeholders, the
beneficiaries of the workshop should be part of the vanguard to mobilize the
general public to generate awareness so that nobody is left out. They should
imbibe this spirit of cooperation by providing actionable information to the
security enforcement agencies”, the NSA stressed
Also speaking, the Permanent Secretary (SSO), Mr. Ibrahim
Mahe, represented by the Director in his office, Mr. Abdullahi Shehu, said “the
insurgency started with incessant killings and deliberate damages to public
property and attack on security agents, but has degenerated into armed robbery,
abduction of innocent citizens and drafting women as suicide bombers.”
He said the aim of the workshop was to give the beneficiaries
necessary security tips to enhance their capacity to respond to the security
challenges as it is currently going on and be able to confront the situation if
the occasion calls.
The workshop was also aimed at looking at the essentials of
hotel management, power of observation/facial identification and reporting
queer activities and their role in crime identification, reduction and
reporting.
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