FRCN DG: Nigerians can no longer endure killings
The Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Mohammed Bulama, on Wednesday called on the military to immediately swing into action and end escalating security situation in the country. Bulama, who stressed that Nigerians can no longer be patient to tolerate further killings in the country, also called on all the media houses […]
Mohammed Bulama
The Director-General of the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN), Mohammed Bulama, on Wednesday called on the military to immediately swing into action and end escalating security situation in the country.
Bulama, who stressed that Nigerians can no longer be patient to tolerate further killings in the country, also called on all the media houses and the locals in the security affected areas to join hands with the military to end the menace.
The FRCN boss stated these at Defence Headquarters, Abuja, during a Psychological Operations workshop themed: “Defence Headquarters Influence Operations: Optimizing Psychological Operations for Efficiency in a Joint Environment.”
According to Bulama, who was the special Guest of Honour during the opening session of the workshop, the solutions and resolutions from the programme would contribute in entrenching peace and stability in the country.
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“In as much as I am aware that such security threats are usually difficult to tackle, I have never doubted the capabilities of the Armed Forces of Nigeria and all government security and intelligence agencies in eradicating these security challenges.
“This is evident in the successes that have been recorded so far in the various theatres of operations across the country. In recent times, however, the news of insecurity within the nation’s internal security landscape has made headlines in most of our print and electronic media outlets, especially the social media.
“It is worthy to note that there is never a time in our national history that the Armed Forces of Nigeria have been so committed in the fight to restore peace and security to our dear fatherland, the way it is doing now since after the civil war. We know that the Armed Forces are overworked and overstretched, but in spite of that, we also know that the Armed Forces are doing a very great job.
“I must therefore observe that the Armed Forces of Nigeria has done and is still doing a lot to stem the rising imminence of insecurity across the country, despite its limited resources,” the DG said.
He commended the efforts and sacrifices of the Armed Forces, while charging them to do more by redoubling efforts geared towards achieving timely solutions to security needs rather than just focusing on long-term solutions.
“Nigerians are no longer patient to endure further killings in the country. We must therefore find timely but workable solutions that convince Nigerians that the federal government is indeed doing everything possible to meet up with its primary responsibility of protecting the lives and property of law-abiding citizens in all states across the country.”
In his welcome remarks, the Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa said the workshop is timely, given the evolving nature of modern warfare and the increasing importance of influencing perceptions, attitudes, and behaviours.
He said the nation had in recent times grappled with complex security challenges and threats which have brought to the fore some occurrences that threaten the peace and security of the nation and have undoubtedly continued to test the resolve of the Nigerian people and the capacity of security agencies to discharge their constitutional roles.
General Musa said the perpetrators of these heinous acts have over the years, threatened our co-existence, adding that their tactics of indiscriminate violence against innocent citizens have continually created fear and despair amongst the populace.
The defence chief said the prevalent threats in Nigeria’s internal security landscape will not be tackled through kinetic operations alone due largely to the continuous mutation in the nature and character of the threats as well as the asymmetric dimension that the threats have assumed within the nation’s contemporary operating environment.
“This situation therefore presumes that the threat has since gone beyond purely traditional military actions but requires a combination of robust and well-coordinated non-kinetic efforts by all the stakeholders to support our kinetic actions. From the kinetic perspective, troops have continued to deny insurgents/terrorists freedom of action despite isolated attacks on troops’ locations.
“With the recent changes in some of the commands in the theatres, we expect new strategies to further destroy the capacities of the terrorists to attack troops’ locations and isolated communities.
“We are more than ever determined to go after all the non-state actors to restore peace and stability in the country. In the same vein, we need non-kinetic activities, particularly psychological operations, to shape the environment in favour of the ultimate aim of all ongoing operations.”