Sokoto security adviser backs military exit from policing

By Musa Ubandawaki, Sokoto
The Special Adviser to the Sokoto State Governor on Security Matters, Col. Ahmed Abdul Usman (rtd.), has backed the Federal Government’s plan to gradually withdraw military personnel from routine internal security operations, describing it as a strategic move to strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture.
Usman said the proposed repositioning of security agencies would enable the Nigeria Police Force to assume greater responsibility for maintaining law and order, while allowing the military to concentrate on its constitutional responsibility of defending the country’s territorial integrity.
The security adviser stated this while reacting to the recent anno...