President Muhammad Buhari during his interview on NTA on Monday blamed the high extent of insecurity in the country on the inefficiecy of the various security agencies.
While offering insights about his administration's efforts across different sectors of the country — economy, security, ministerial appointments and relationship with the national assembly, Buhari confessed, “The security in relation to when I was in command has really gone down. I can not claim to know what happened after I left the military, he said,
Continuing, “I suspect that a lot of things went wrong including accountability and efficiency of the military and law enforcement agencies,” he said.
He stated however, that the police and the judiciary will receive greater attention during his second-coming starting May 29.
“I will try to make the police and the judiciary to be more efficient.
“There is no town where we don’t get a police station. They are supposed to be the front line of law and order.
“In some communities, if anyone steals, they know from which family who stole or which kind of criminal. This is what I want the police to achieve- absolute community security. To know the criminals around them and get them prosecuted.”
Noting the effect of insecurity on the economy, the president explained that the rate of kidnapping is capable of discouraging foreign investors.
“We are making noise that people should come and invest their money. But who will bring his money when his General Manager will be abducted?
“The government cannot build all the factories required and employ all the people and produce all the goods and services. What the government should do is to provide security and convince entrepreneurs both from abroad and local places to invest and encourage people to produce goods and services,” he said.
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