Troops withdrawal must not create security gaps – Sokoto gov’s aide

The Special Adviser to the Sokoto State Governor connected Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Abdul Usman, retd., has cautioned against the hasty withdrawal of subject unit from interior information operations.

Usman, portion supporting the Federal Government’s program to gradually retreat troops from regular interior information duties, said the process indispensable beryllium cautiously coordinated to forestall information gaps.

He said this successful a connection issued successful Sokoto connected Saturday, pursuing the announcement by the Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa, retd., that the subject would gradually retreat from interior information operations arsenic the authorities strengthens the capableness of the Nigeria Police Force.

Usman said the subject should absorption connected defending the country’s territorial integrity and tackling threats specified arsenic coercion and banditry, portion the constabulary instrumentality greater work for regular instrumentality enforcement and the attraction of nationalist order.

“The withdrawal indispensable beryllium gradual and decently coordinated to debar creating information gaps, particularly successful areas facing superior threats from terrorists, bandits and different transgression elements,” helium said.

He stressed that the withdrawal of troops fr...