Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has said that President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration is doing everything within its powers to secure the lives and properties of Nigerians.
In a statement on Tuesday, Mr Osinbajo’s media aide, Laolu Akande, quoted the vice-president as saying so.
According to Mr Osinbajo, more troops and officers would be recruited to complement the efforts of the personnel of security agencies so as to curb security threats in the country.
“We are doing everything that needs to be done. We are handling security well, and as you know, we are deploying military personnel in diverse fields, to fight insecurity, like the Boko Haram in the Northeast.
“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.
“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 statement noted.
