A former Director of Defence Media Operations at Defence Headquarters, Major General John Enenche (retd.), has called on the Federal Government to identify and prosecute sponsors of terrorism and kidnapping in the country.
Enenche said security agencies must go beyond arresting suspected attackers by tracking the individuals and networks that provide them with intelligence and other forms of support.
He spoke on Arise Television while commenting on the security situation in the country and a recent military airstrike that reportedly killed more than 40 Islamic State West Africa Province fighters, including a prominent commander, in Borno State.
The retired general acknowledged the success of the operation but said isolated military victories were insufficient to bring lasting peace.
He urged security agencies to use intelligence to identify those behind terrorist activities and take action against them.
Enenche said intelligence agencies should identify those sponsoring terrorism and kidnapping, questioning why the authorities had yet to act against them if their identities were already known.
He also described ransom-taking as an industry, calling for investigations into the networks that support kidnapping and ransom payments.
“Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry, and we need to investigate and dismantle the networks behind it,” Enenche said.
He said the government needed to do more to address insecurity.
He noted that despite years of military operations, Nigerians continued to face threats from terrorists, bandits and kidnappers.
Enenche disagreed with the claim that terrorism had been defeated.
“If you say we have defeated terrorism, that means we should not see any sign of their work or whatever they are doing in the North-East, North-West or anywhere,” he said.
“People are still terrorised, even right in my village and in local areas. So, in my own assessment, it has not been defeated.”
Enenche called for greater use of technology in security operations, stressing that intelligence gathering must lead to concrete action.
He also urged security agencies to work closely with political, traditional and cultural leaders, as well as local communities, to improve the response to insecurity.
A former Director of Defence Media Operations at Defence Headquarters, Major General John Enenche (retd.), has called on the Federal Government to identify and prosecute sponsors of terrorism and kidnapping in the country.
Enenche said security agencies must go beyond arresting suspected attackers by tracking the individuals and networks that provide them with intelligence and other forms of support.
He spoke on Arise Television while commenting on the security situation in the country and a recent military airstrike that reportedly killed more than 40 Islamic State West Africa Province fighters, including a prominent commander, in Borno State.
The retired general acknowledged the success of the operation but said isolated military victories were insufficient to bring lasting peace.
He urged security agencies to use intelligence to identify those behind terrorist activities and take action against them.
Enenche said intelligence agencies should identify those sponsoring terrorism and kidnapping, questioning why the authorities had yet to act against them if their identities were already known.
He also described ransom-taking as an industry, calling for investigations into the networks that support kidnapping and ransom payments.
“Kidnapping for ransom has become an industry, and we need to investigate and dismantle the networks behind it,” Enenche said.
He said the government needed to do more to address insecurity.
He noted that despite years of military operations, Nigerians continued to face threats from terrorists, bandits and kidnappers.
Enenche disagreed with the claim that terrorism had been defeated.
“If you say we have defeated terrorism, that means we should not see any sign of their work or whatever they are doing in the North-East, North-West or anywhere,” he said.
“People are still terrorised, even right in my village and in local areas. So, in my own assessment, it has not been defeated.”
Enenche called for greater use of technology in security operations, stressing that intelligence gathering must lead to concrete action.
He also urged security agencies to work closely with political, traditional and cultural leaders, as well as local communities, to improve the response to insecurity.
Enenche urges FG to identify, prosecute sponsors of terrorism