A coalition of Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) has described the security advisories by the US and UK Governments as distractive in form and destabilising in content, while urging Nigerians to have confidence in the ability of government to confront common existential threats.
The groups made the call at a World Press Conference, in Abuja saying that the press statement has become urgent and compelling, to warn and alert the public that plans are afoot to re-engineer the prediction of disintegration.
“This is, therefore, an auspicious moment for us as Nigerians to come together and fight against insecurity, criminality and other forms of threats to national security and corporate existence. May we not witness the day when, in the pursuit of their own interest, our dear nation will be used as a field of play.”
It said that the alarm underpins international politics: psychological warfare; scorched earth policy; or gunboat diplomacy.
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It noted that if anybody has any grievance(s), they are enjoined to, as a matter of patriotic national duty, bring it to the attention of security agencies, whose duty it is to act on behalf of the State.
The groups also noted that “It is heart-warming to note that our security services- the DSS, Nigeria Immigration Service and Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps – have all issued security advisories of plans by terrorists targeting soft targets in the country. In April, the DSS warned Nigerians of planned attacks but has gone ahead to destabilise terror cells and their networks in Nigeria leading to arrests in Kogi, Kano, Lagos and in the South Eastern part of the country. If our security architecture has issued security alerts and has braced up in confronting our common enemy and winning, why should we now believe more in a security advisory by Americans to their people?”
It will be recalled that on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022, the United States (US) had issued what it referred to as “security advisory” wherein, it warned of alleged plans by terrorist elements to attack critical assets of government in Abuja, the nation’s capital, including public places.
The groups are: Coalition for Peace in Nigeria (COPIN), Coalition of Nigerians for National Sovereignty and Unity (CONNSU), Save Nigeria Movement (SNM), Celebrities United for Peace (CUP) and Citizens Watch Advocacy Initiative (CWAI)
