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By Ashemiriogwa Emmanuel
In order to effectively tackle the numerous border and national security challenges in the country, the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) has stressed the need for synergy amongst sister agencies.
The Comptroller General of Customs (CGC), Mr Hameed Ali, emphasized this while speaking at a strategic convergence of security experts at the National Institute for Policy and Strategic Studies (NIPSS).
The meeting, which was aimed at proffering solutions to the insecurity threats tormenting Nigeria, saw the participation of 43 Senior Executive Course, held in Kuru, Jos, Plateau State.
Represented at the event by the Assistant Comptroller General of Customs, Mr Adewale Adeniyi, the CGC noted that, “To contend with the numerous border and national security challenges in the country, especially with the rising tide in terrorist activities and bandits across the country,” all the security agencies need to collaborate.
“Customs has been making tremendous efforts to reposition the policy implementation nomenclature for enhanced operational efficiency,” he added.
Mr Ali explained that in spite of the commitment of customs towards bringing about peace and security, the emergent security threats were still potent enough which calls for additional strategies to mitigate.
Speaking as a guest lecturer, the Commandant General of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Mr Ahmed Audi, also stressed the importance of synergy, adding that there was no other better time to put collaborative efforts than now for peace to reign in the country.
He said, “Nigeria is facing asymmetric war, which is a very serious conflict and if asymmetric war has dealt with other countries and held them for one or two decades, Nigeria is not an exception and the only way is to face this head-on.”
