*Says FG has adopted several policies to tackle insecurity
*Defence chief says national security demands collective efforts
By Augustine Aminu
The Chief of Defense Staff (CDS), Gen. Christopher Musa, says interagency cooperation between the military and other security agencies remains a key factor in achieving the national security objectives.
Musa said this while delivering a paper titled, “Strengthening the Armed Forces of Nigeria for National Security and Development,” to participants of Course 33 of the National Defense College (NDC), on Tuesday in Abuja.
He said that effective synergy and collaboration between security agencies and other stakeholders, with the Armed Forces of Nigeria would lead to improved national security, which would in turn attract massive development in all sectors of governance.
Musa said that a nation must be stable and secure to enable its citizens maintain and sustain their means of livelihood as enshrined in the Constitution.
According to him, a secure state guarantees its citizens an enabling environment for growth and improvement free from emerging physical, economic, social, and environmental threats.
“The Federal Government has adopted several policy frameworks to checkmate the violent activities of non-state actors, which include inter agency and civil society platforms to implement whole-of-Government and whole-of-society approaches.
“The creation of National Centre for the Control of Small Arms and Light weapons, National Cybers