Insecurity: Minister seeks foreign supports on digital aids

Against the backdrop of measures towards combating crimes and criminality, Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (rtd) said that government is leveraging on digital technologies for enhanced national security architecture.

Magashi stated this in a remark at the Course 29 graduation lecture of the National Defence College, Abuja, according to a statement signed by Spokesman, Mohammad Abdulkadri, on Monday.

He assured that the overall interest of government under the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is focused on enhancing security of lives and property of the citizenry .

While assuring that the on going Military Campaigns in parts of the Country against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and militancy are well on course, he said Nigerians need to appreciate the effort of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces to emplace collective security.

He said the supports of all Nigerians and that of the friendly nations are germane to end the nation’s internal security challenges pointing out that government relied heavily on digital technology for safe and secured environment especially in this period of the fourth global Industrial Revolution.

The Defence Minister who placed it on record that provision of security is a continum thanked the leadership of the National Defence College under the watch of the Rear Admiral Oladele Bamidele Daji for the choice of the topic of the lecture; “Enhancing Digital Technology in the Oil and Gas Sector of Nigeria for National Development” delivered by the Minister of State for Petroleum Resources Timipre Sylva.