SAN FRANCISCO, February 04, (THEWILL) – Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has revealed that the government plans to recruit more troops and officers to beef up the personnel of security agencies in order to contain the threats and security concerns in the land.
He stated this on Monday when he received, on a courtesy visit to the Presidential Villa, pastors from the Northern part of Nigeria under the auspices of the Arewa Pastors Forum for Peace.
Speaking on how the Federal Government is managing the security concerns across the country, the Vice President assured them that government is doing everything that needs to be done.
“We are handling security well, and as you know, including military deployment in diverse fields, like the Boko Haram in the Northeast.
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“In fact, we have to now recruit more into the army, and much faster than we ever did because we need men on the ground; resources also – to buy more arms, to buy more platforms,” the Vice President said.
Osinbajo described how serious the Buhari administration considers the task, saying that “at the last meeting of the National Security Council that was held on Thursday, we had discussions on how to beef up the military’s platforms.
“How do we beef up the numbers? How do we recruit more men and women into the army? How do we collaborate more with local vigilante, the Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) and all that,”
“So, there is a lot going on in terms of trying to beef up security. The security situation is one that is very challenging. We are also looking at aspects of surveillance – how we can do more aerial surveillance using drones and electronic devices to improve surveillance,” the Vice President noted.
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