The Nigerian Army has said Nigeria’s insecurity challenge cannot be resolved with just guns.
Army spokesman Brig.-Gen. Onyema Nwachukwu, who stated this position, said the myriads of security challenged required a multifaceted approach to surmount.
Speaking while taking over as Director Army Public Relations at the Army Headquarters in Abuja, Gen. Nwachukwu said: “Permit me to note here that it is an indisputable and very well established fact, that the sword or gun, cannot alone provide a panacea to the complex and multifaceted security challenges that characterize today’s world.
“I must, therefore, make haste to say that the complex nature of these security challenges requires multi-disciplinary approach and a conglomerate of stakeholders, of which the media is a very vital one.
“In decisively overcoming these challenges, the NA and the media must be partners in progress to surmount this security threats in order to berth the peace and tranquility we all earnestly desire as a people and nation.”
General Nwachukwu was appointed spokesperson in the latest appointment and redeployment of officers in Nigerian Army, following the appointment of Maj.-Gen. Farouk Yahaya as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) by President Muhammadu Buhari.
