President Muhammadu Buhari has advocated for a synergy between governors and local chiefs to keep the country safe and peaceful.
Buhari made this call on Tuesday during a meeting with governors of the 36 states in Abuja.
The President, according to a statement by his Senior Special Assistant on Media and Publicity, Mallam Garba Shehu, said working with monarchs and other community members would boost local intelligence gathering and aid the work of security agencies.
“Governors must work with traditional rulers. Try and work with traditional rulers to boost intelligence gathering.”
“Every day I get situation reports about illegal refineries and the blowing up of pipelines. You must stop local rogues from sabotaging oil installations,” he said.
He also explained that the closure of the nation’s land borders was partly an attempt to control the smuggling in of weapons and drugs.
“Now that the message has sunk in with our neighbours, we are looking into reopening the borders as soon as possible,” he said.
