Economic revival will happen after insecurity is tackled – Tinubu

President Bola Tinubu has said any counter-terrorism that is not backed by knowledge and intelligence is not going to be of any service to any nation.

Speaking on Monday, Tinubu noted that the security and intelligence agencies in the country have been given the responsibility of sharing information and intelligence among themselves, adding that hoarding such resources could be counterproductive in the fight against terrorism.

Speaking while touring the new Office of National Security Adviser and facilities at the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC), in Abuja, Tinubu noted that the efforts demonstrated in countering terrorism and the state-of-the-art facilities at the two facilities, President Tinubu highlighted the importance of backing such efforts with knowledge.

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A statement issued by Abiodun Oladunjoye, Director of Information,
State House, Abuja, quoted the President as saying, “It is a great joy to see that we are getting proactive resources to prepare ourselves.

“Terrorism is not unique to Nigeria alone. It is across the world and we have to fight it. We have to eliminate it completely.

“If we as Nigerians are looking for economic revival, prosperity and development, then we have to give priority to security.

“What I have seen here is a demonstration of intelligence efforts to counter-terrorism. This must be backed by knowledge.

“Counter-terrorism that is not backed by knowledge and intelligence is not going to be of any service to any nation. We are going to work on that together.

“The effort of the entire armed forces of this country must be put together in a way that there will be one single focus on securing the country.

“You can’t have disharmony in an orchestra. We must focus on one tunnel; coordinate, share information, share intelligence and work harder.

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“You cannot hoard information. You cannot hoard intelligence. I am glad that Nigeria is on the path to success. We will, I assure you.

“We will make it a priority and that is why I am here this morning.”

President Tinubu, who described the tour of facilities at the new ONSA building as very important, expressed his willingness to do whatever was necessary to support the nation’s security architecture.