{"id":51167,"date":"2021-08-09T19:52:06","date_gmt":"2021-08-09T18:52:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/?p=51167"},"modified":"2021-08-09T19:52:06","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T18:52:06","slug":"defence-minister-woos-friendly-nations-to-tackle-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/defence-minister-woos-friendly-nations-to-tackle-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Defence Minister Woos Friendly Nations To Tackle Insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><\/div>\n<div>&#8230;says government relies on digital technology for secured environment<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>By: Okosun Dennis<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>As part of its strategic design to tackle insecurity, the Minister of Defence, Maj Gen Bashir Salihi Magashi (retd) said that government is leveraging digital technologies for enhanced national security architecture.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>In a remark at the Course 29 graduation lecture of the National Defence College, Abuja, General Magashi assured that the overall interest of government under the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari is focused at enhancing security of lives and property of the citizenry.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-51169\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0111-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" \/><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>While noting that the on going\u00a0 Military Campaigns in parts of the Country against terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and militancy are on course, reiterated that Nigerians need to appreciate the effort of the present administration to emplace collective security.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>He said the supports of all Nigerians and that of the friendly nations are germane to end the nation&#8217;s internal security challenges pointing out that government relied heavily on digital technology for safe and secured environment especially in this period of the fourth global Industrial Revolution.<\/div>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-51171\" src=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0108_2-1-300x177.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"177\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0108_2-1-300x177.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0108_2-1-768x452.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0108_2-1-110x65.jpg 110w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0108_2-1-420x247.jpg 420w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0108_2-1-730x430.jpg 730w, https:\/\/nationalwire.com.ng\/sub\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/IMG-20210809-WA0108_2-1.jpg 937w\" 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