Tinubu Should Give Service Chiefs One Year Timeline To End Insecurity In Nigeria – CJTF
The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) has urged President Bola Tinubu to issue a strict one-year deadline to all service chiefs to work collaboratively with the group to end insecurity across Nigeria.
National Chairman of the CJTF, Kailani Muhammad, made the call in Abuja over the weekend after receiving his certificate of partnership as Chairman of the West African JTF. The document was presented by Charles Omini, Special Envoy and Ambassador to West Africa for the International Human Rights Protection Service/Forum.
Muhammad said the CJTF has gathered intelligence on the hideouts and movements of criminal groups nationwide but lacks the advanced tools required to act decisively.
“If actually we mean business, we know, even in the states where all these things are happening, we know their locations, we know where they are,” he said.
He insisted that the federal government empower both security agencies and the CJTF with modern surveillance technologies, adding that service chiefs should be given a clear performance mandate.
“We are calling on Mr President to give all the security chiefs a timeline of one year. They should sign an undertaking, and in the next one year, in collaboration, they will work with us to make sure that we wipe out insecurity in Nigeria. If they don’t do it, they should resign.”
Muhammad further highlighted the urgency of equipping the CJTF with artificial intelligence tools, CCTV coverage and other digital systems, noting that Nigeria’s borders — with about 2,000 unguarded inlets — remain a major vulnerability.
“If the government can help us, we need to put CCTV as it’s obtained in Mexico now and America,” he said. “So, these should be positioned 100 kilometres where you see the influx of these hoodlums. We have AI now.”
Speaking at the event, Omini echoed the need for stronger synergy among security agencies, stressing that technology-driven crime-fighting is the only way to manage Nigeria’s evolving threats.
“I call on the security heads at all levels to come up with very strong strategic collaborations and partnerships with the relevant agencies and organisations,” he said. “We’re in a global and digital world. I appeal to security agencies to engage more of advanced technology to combat these challenges.”
Omini also appealed to armed groups to embrace peace and end the cycle of violence.
“Those who are carrying arms, who are kidnapping, for how long are they going to do this?” he asked. “We are appealing to them, these killings and kidnapping must stop. Enough is enough.”
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