The Nigerian government is reviewing its National Defence Policy to cope with the threats of extremism and terrorism, a government official said on Monday.
Delivering a speech at the 2014 Annual Defence Attache Conference in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital, the Minister of Defence, General Aliyu Gusau (Rtd), told military personnel that the emerging global and local security landscape had made it imperative for Nigeria to overhaul its security and defence architecture.
The Minister further stressed that the National Defence Policy review would touch on training of personnel, military equipment overhaul, intelligence gathering and other relevant areas that would help the military tackle insurgency in the north-east.
“It is time for Nigeria to re-strategise and bridge the intelligence gap in tackling terrorism.
“Nigeria should re-engineer her defence and security posture to cope with the threats,” he said.
After Monday’s meeting, the Chief of Defence Intelligence, Rear Admiral Gabrial Okoi, told reporters that the military would continue to re-strategise and explore better ways of carrying out their duties.
