NEMA D-G wants end to insurgency
NEMA D-G wants end to insurgency
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Security
By Lizzy Okoji
Abuja, Feb. 22, 2017 (NAN) Alhaji Muhammad Sani-Sidi, the Director-General, National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), has called for end to insurgency in the country.
Sani-Sidi said that identifying the root causes of the insurgency in Nigeria would help in curbing the menace.
Mr Sani Datti, Head of Media and Public Relations of NEMA, quoted the director-general saying this in a statement on Wednesday in Abuja.
He said that Sani-Sidi spoke while receiving participants of the Security and Intelligence course of the Institute for Security Studies, Bwari, Abuja.
“Sani-Sidi called on them to use their experiences to identify the root causes of the insurgency that has ravaged the North East and other part of the country with a view to curbing it.’’
He said that once there is synergy along with constant simulation and trainings in handling issues, the government and relevant stakeholders will have the ability to confront disasters head on.
According to him, the director-general noted that in disaster management, there is never enough funding, but there must be provisions for predictable funding, which NEMA has been privy to.
He said that the North East has been faced with the insurgency since 2009, which has led to the loss of lives, means of livelihood, destruction of public infrastructures and properties of people.
According to Sani-Sidi, the driving mechanism of the Boko Haram insurgents needed to be identified so that their attacks and activities can be defeated.
The Director of the institute, Mr Mathew Sieyefa, who led the participants, said that their visit has availed them the opportunity to learn from NEMA’s experience in disaster management.
He said they would gather the experience from the agency and integrate emergency and security issues as part of its programmes, as the institute has been structured to reflect local and international experiences.
Seiyefa said that security and intelligence is never complete without disaster management. (NAN)
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Edited by Muhammad Suleiman Tola