Defence , Interior Ministries Collaborate on Internal Security

Badaru disclosed this when he received the Minister of Interior on a courtesy visit to Ship House Abuja on Tuesday, 14th November 2023.
In a statement signed by the Director of Press and PR of the Ministry, Henshaw Ogubike, mnipr.

The Minister highlighted the Ministry’s achievements in combating insecurity and expressed readiness to join forces with the Ministry of Interior to eliminate the country’s security challenges.

“The Ministry is ever ready to work with your Ministry in solving the security challenges bedeviling our country, we will succeed if we work with you and you will succeed if you work with us,” he said.

The Minister directed that a technical committee be set up between the two Ministries to forge ahead on areas of collaboration in tackling the security challenges in the country.

In an earlier statement, the Minister of Interior, Hon. Olubumi Tunji Ojo, stressed the need for synergy between the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Defence to tackle internal security issues in Nigeria.

He noted that the reality on ground is not the same as in 15 years ago. “To curb the current security situation on ground now, we have to come together like never before and device means of tackling insecurity in Nigeria,” he said.

He also explained that securing our land, sea and air boarders would enhance our nation’s security and that: “A country with a save boarder is a save nation. If you cannot secure your boarders, you cannot secure your nation,” he said.

I urge the Ministry of Defence to acknowledge that the agencies in the Ministry of Interior play a crucial role in internal security. Collaboration is essential,” he added
Dr. Ibrahim Abubakar Kana, mni, the Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Defence, echoed the call for synergy in his welcome address. He highlighted President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s 8 Point Agenda, emphasizing the need for cooperation among ministers and ministries to fulfill the administration’s mandates.