Azazi rules out changes in leadership of Security Agencies.
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired General Andrew Azazi has said changes in the leadership of the nation’s security agencies are no solution to the spate of violence in the country.
The general stated this in an interview with the State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa.
Azazi who was at a meeting of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, on the nation’s security, said what was needed was improved security.
Azazi said agencies were working ahead of the security situation but that it is difficult for them to man every point simultaneously.
He emphasised the need for security awareness among members of the public and the need for public participation and cooperation with security agencies.
The NSA also ruled out any possibility of reprisal by Christians against Moslems over the Christmas bomb blasts at churches in Niger and Plateau states.
``We can’t have a situation where we think that one bad turn deserves another.
``We are Nigerians and like we always say, I don’t see any major conflict between the Christian community and the Moslem community.
``You will find a situation where certain individuals for whatever reasons are causing these problems.
``Retaliation is not the answer because if you retaliate, at what point will it end? Nigeria must survive as a nation, that is the key thing, ’’ he said.
On why government has not entered into dialogue with the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for many terror attacks, Azazi said it was impossible to discuss with a faceless group.
The National Security Adviser (NSA), Retired General Andrew Azazi has said changes in the leadership of the nation’s security agencies are no solution to the spate of violence in the country.
The general stated this in an interview with the State House correspondents at the Presidential Villa.
Azazi who was at a meeting of President Goodluck Jonathan and the Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, on the nation’s security, said what was needed was improved security.
Azazi said agencies were working ahead of the security situation but that it is difficult for them to man every point simultaneously.
He emphasised the need for security awareness among members of the public and the need for public participation and cooperation with security agencies.
The NSA also ruled out any possibility of reprisal by Christians against Moslems over the Christmas bomb blasts at churches in Niger and Plateau states.
``We can’t have a situation where we think that one bad turn deserves another.
``We are Nigerians and like we always say, I don’t see any major conflict between the Christian community and the Moslem community.
``You will find a situation where certain individuals for whatever reasons are causing these problems.
``Retaliation is not the answer because if you retaliate, at what point will it end? Nigeria must survive as a nation, that is the key thing, ’’ he said.
On why government has not entered into dialogue with the Islamic sect, Boko Haram, which has claimed responsibility for many terror attacks, Azazi said it was impossible to discuss with a faceless group.
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