Insecurity: FG Looks To China For Support

The Federal Government will partner with the Chinese Government
in addressing security challenges facing the country, the Minister
of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has said.

According to a statement by the minister’s spokesperson, Bolaji
Kazeem, Mr Dingyadi spoke when he received the Chinese Ambassador
to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, on Wednesday.

Mr Dingyadi noted that the entire world was aware of the current
security challenges in Nigeria, but stressed the need for
collaboration to address them.

He listed those challenges as terrorism and banditry in the
North-East, North-West and North-Central with secessionist
movement, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the
South-East.

According to him, Nigeria is not the only country facing these
problems in Africa as its neighbouring countries also share in
these problems.

He said that with the support of the international community,
those problems would be solved.

Mr Dingyadi, however, noted that the issue of security
challenges could not be separated from poverty and
unemployment.

The minister said that steps were being taken to boost the
morale of security personnel and motivate them to ensure
professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

He said that the process to reactivate the CCTV project under
the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) through the selection of
concessioner among the private organisations that bid for the
project had begun.

Mr Dingyadi said that the country would work closely with the
international community to promote infrastructure, security and
investment in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

According to him, the idea is to create more employment
opportunities, strengthen security and reduce poverty.

Earlier, the Chinese Ambassador noted that China and Nigeria had
maintained diplomatic relations for more than 50 years, adding that
there was the need to improve on the bilateral relations and
intelligence sharing.

Mr Jianchun also said there was the need to build strategies for
both countries to work together in the areas of politics, economy,
military cooperation, ICT, security and infrastructure.

The Federal Government will partner with the Chinese Government
in addressing security challenges facing the country, the Minister
of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has said.

According to a statement by the minister’s spokesperson, Bolaji
Kazeem, Mr Dingyadi spoke when he received the Chinese Ambassador
to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, on Wednesday.

Mr Dingyadi noted that the entire world was aware of the current
security challenges in Nigeria, but stressed the need for
collaboration to address them.

He listed those challenges as terrorism and banditry in the
North-East, North-West and North-Central with secessionist
movement, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the
South-East.

According to him, Nigeria is not the only country facing these
problems in Africa as its neighbouring countries also share in
these problems.

He said that with the support of the international community,
those problems would be solved.

Mr Dingyadi, however, noted that the issue of security
challenges could not be separated from poverty and
unemployment.

The minister said that steps were being taken to boost the
morale of security personnel and motivate them to ensure
professionalism in the discharge of their duties.

He said that the process to reactivate the CCTV project under
the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) through the selection of
concessioner among the private organisations that bid for the
project had begun.

Mr Dingyadi said that the country would work closely with the
international community to promote infrastructure, security and
investment in Information and Communication Technology (ICT).

According to him, the idea is to create more employment
opportunities, strengthen security and reduce poverty.

Earlier, the Chinese Ambassador noted that China and Nigeria had
maintained diplomatic relations for more than 50 years, adding that
there was the need to improve on the bilateral relations and
intelligence sharing.

Mr Jianchun also said there was the need to build strategies for
both countries to work together in the areas of politics, economy,
military cooperation, ICT, security and infrastructure.