LAGOS — In view of the military’s position that there could be more arms depots in some other parts of the country, renowned security expert, Dr. Ona Ekhomu, weekend, advised the Joint Task Force, JTF, to intensify its search for weapons of mass destruction to cripple the capability of terrorists to carry out attacks in the country.
This is just as he attributed what he described as extremely porous nature of Nigeria’s land, air and sea borders as means through which dangerous weapons were smuggled into the country, urging border security agents to exhibit more dedication and professionalism in their work to interdict dangerous weapons.
Reacting to last week’s seizure of a large cache of arms in Kano, Ekhomu said aggressive searches and seizures of weapon would greatly limit the ability of terrorists to carry out bombings, shootings, killings and maimings.
He explained that since a threat matrix was made up of intention, motivation and capability. The capability is the most important as it involves weapons. If the weapon is taken away, then the terrorist would be toothless bulldog
Allaying fears that the country was under grave threat from weapons of mass destruction, Ekhomu however, expressed regrets that foreigners were always implicated in plans to undermine Nigerian security, asserting that it is totally unacceptable for a foreigner to sell dangerous weapons in Nigeria including surface to air missiles that could constitute grave threat to Nigerian civil aviation.
Commending the Joint Task Force on the recovery, Ekhomu, who is also Chairman of the School of Management and Security ,called for the need for the JTF team to be rewarded with a view to motivating other service personnel to exhibit greater alertness in the search of weapons of Mass Destruction .
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