Minister of Interior, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola said his ministry was mindful of current security situation of the country, and understood the need to maintain proper synergy among the security agencies.
The minister, as part of efforts to improve security agencies’ response to various threats to public peace and safety across the country, on Thursday, flagged off an inter-agencies training on Nigeria Internal Security and Public Safety Alert System (NISPSAS).
Aregbesola while declaring open the training in Abuja, said that the Ministry, which is charged with the responsibility of ensuring internal security of Nigeria, public safety and citizenship integrity, was mindful of the current security situation of the country, so the need to maintain proper synergy among the security agencies under its watch and others in the country.
The minister who was represented by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Dr Shuaib Belgore noted that the role and responsibility of the participating security agencies was sacrosanct, insisting that: “What you do may save Nigeria from security threats.”
He noted that the training would guarantee effective intelligence gathering, prompt response to emergency distress call from 112 and NISPSAS Mobile App, protection of security agencies formation from attack, inter-agencies collaboration, effective monitoring of agencies performance by the Ministry as well as effective preparedness of agencies to national emergencies.”
He called on participants who would be posted to the Ministry’s 24/7 situation room after the training, to ensure that they were always punctual in order to be able to respond promptly to emergencies.
Participants for the training were drawn from staff members of the Ministry of Interior, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), Federal Fire Service (FFS), Nigeria Immigration Service (NIS), Nigeria Correctional Service (NCoS), the Nigeria Police Force, the Nigerian Customs Service and other critical Stakeholders.
Earlier in his remarks, the Director, Joint Service Department in the Ministry, Mr Peter Egbodo who said the idea of the Ministry of Interior Solution Room was conceived under the leadership of the immediate past Minister, Lt Gen. AbdulRahman Danbazau and fully supported by the current Minister, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, thanked the Minister and the Permanent Secretary for their unwavering commitment to making the training possible.
He assured them that his Department would not rest on its oars until the objective of the training was achieved.
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