From The Nigeria Police Department: Soldiers Have No Business In Internal Security.

From The Nigeria Police Department:
Soldiers Have No Business In Internal Security

We are ready to take over security from military in volatile state.
The Nigeria police have signified their readiness to fill the vacuum that would be created by the withdrawal of the military from internal security operations in volatile states.

According to the report, the lead agency in internal security operations, they were working on the modalities on the deployment of personnel and other resources to such states so that criminals would not take advantage of the transition process to cause a spike in crime.

And also the security experts have queried the presence of troops in states not considered volatile such as Lagos, Cross River, Ogun and Enugu, among others, saying the military has no business in internal security operations.

The position of the experts came as Republic of Chad announced at the weekend that it was pulling out Chadian troops from Gajigana close to Monguno, Borno State, near Lake Chad. Chad contributed troops to the Multi-National Joint Task Force MNJTF constituted by Lake Chad Basin member-countries to fight insurgency.

The Military’s involvement in internal security operations is believed to be stretching manpower needs and financial resources in the middle of an insurgency war.

After a Security Council meeting presided over by President Muhammadu Buhari last week, the federal government had announced plans to commence a gradual withdrawal of troops from troubled spots from the first quarter of this year.

Briefing the press at the end of the meeting, the Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok-Ete Ekwe Ibas, said the police were constitutionally mandated to handle internal security since Nigeria was not at war.

He continue by saying it is the work of the police to handle internal security since Nigeria is not at war.
The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps will support the police to provide internal security.