The Federal Government of Nigeria has devised a fresh security strategy in its move to launch an all-out war against the lingering security challenges, including Boko Haram, kidnapping, banditry and others.

The new strategy, known as National Security Strategy was put together by the office of the National Security Adviser.

Speaking when the document containing the new strategy today,  December 4 at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, President Muhammadu Buhari vowed to wipe out the the insurgents and others.

The President stressed however that the execution of the strategy is a task for all heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of government.

‘‘Security is a bottom-to-top cooperation. Failure at any level leads to a serious lapse in overall security.

‘‘I, therefore, call on all of you gathered here as Heads of Ministries, Departments and Agencies to see yourselves as stakeholders and partners in the onerous task of securing our people and to demonstrate the unity of purpose in implementing this strategy.”

The President noted that the various security challenges confronting the country had made it necessary for the articulation of a comprehensive and coordinated response that involves all segments of society and all elements of national power.

‘‘I am very pleased that the National Security Strategy of 2019 is a product of painstaking and laborious deliberations by relevant stakeholders committed to the task of safeguarding our nation from both internal and external threats.

‘‘It represents a thoughtful, strategic and practical expression of our resolve to make Nigeria safe for development, investment, growth and prosperity for everybody.

‘‘As we continue to work towards completely ending the insurgency in the North East and lay the foundation for sustainable peace, and development in the region, we are also addressing conflicts, between farmers and herders, banditry and various forms of security challenges.

‘‘In addition to security, economic diversification and fighting corruption, our administration’s priorities for the second term include massive improvements in education, healthcare and agriculture.

‘‘These priorities reflect our commitment to enhance the social security of Nigerians as a means of improving their physical security.’’

President Buhari also expressed delight that the 59-page document reflects the nexus between physical and social security (WITH in) its emphasis on overall human security.

Commending the NSA and his team for delivering the document, the President said he was pleased also to note that the strategy emerged from a broad-ranging participatory process that elicited contributions primarily from security, intelligence, law enforcement agencies and the Armed Forces.

He also acknowledged the contributions of other stakeholders such as MDAs and the civil society, adding that ‘‘this strategy will inform government-wide and society-wide measures designed to promote public safety and national security.’’

In his overview of the eight-chapter document, the NSA, retired Major-General Babagana Monguno said that the strategy outlines the major security concerns of the nation for which policies and strategies have been articulated and how the government plans to deal with them.

‘‘The maiden edition of the National Security Strategy was published in 2014. Since then evolving trends in the security environment have given rise to new and more complex challenges, thus necessitating a review of this National Security Strategy based on the timeline of five years stipulated for the review of this strategy.”

The Federal High Court in Abuja has ruled that the law does not provide for tenure of acting chairman and Chief Executive of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC).

The court,  which dismissed suits seeking the removal of Ibrahim Magu as the Acting Chairman of EFCC, held that there was a lacuna in the law by not providing for the timeframe within which a person could act as EFCC’s chairman.

Delivering the judgment on the suit seeking for the removal of Ibrahim Magu on the grounds that the Senate had twice rejected his appointment and refused to screen him to take up the position in a substantive capacity, Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu held that although the lacuna ought not to be exploited to “install” Magu in office in substantive capacity without the Senate confirmation, it had given the President as the appointor “the proverbial yam and the knife to do as he pleases” with the appointment of the EFCC chairman.

The plaintiffs had argued that Magu, who has been acting as the EFCC chairman since 2015,  having been rejected by the senate, was not fit to continue to serve in that capacity.