INSECURITY: CDS ADOPTS SOCIETAL ADVANCEMENT APPROACH TO PEACE BUILDING
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Lucky Irabor says the Armed Forces of Nigeria is advancing the whole of society towards addressing the Country's insecurity crisis.
He dropped this hint in Abuja on Wednesday at a 2-day Youth and Security Summit themed, “Building Trust for an Improved Security Response in Nigeria,” which was organised by Abuja Global Shapers Community (AGSC), in collaboration with Defence Headquarters.
Gen Irabor, the Special Guest of honour at the event, said, for the AFN to sustain progress as part of the larger architecture addressing security challenges, the military is currently advancing the whole-of-society approach as a means of solving these challenges. He also said the Nigerian youth population plays a vital role in the quest for national security.
He lauded AGSC for organizing the summit which he said will go a long way in engaging the Nigerians on issues of national security as well as other intervention targeting the youths to be more focused in building the society.
He described the collaborative venture between the AFN and AGSC as enlightening the participants in order to better understand the roles and responsibilities of the military in surmounting internal and external threats as well as protection of lives and property.
"Engaging the youths is practically making them to become part and parcel of the fabric of stability of the society towards enhancing national security", he said.
He also identified freedom from dangers and threats to nation’s ability to defend and develop, promote its core values, and legitimate interests as well as enhanced wellbeing of its citizens as component of national security.
On his part, AGS Hub Curator, Mr Umar Addulmalik, said the summit was part of series of programmes being conducted by AGSC aimed at engaging the youths on security conversations through collaboration with security agencies.
He said AGSC is at the forefront of this security conversion and initiatives as a result of the evolving security challenges militating against the country. The Youth and Security Summit was attended by senior officers from the military, security agencies and other paramilitary agencies.
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