Support civilian JTF with equipment, training, CJTF chairman urges security agencies Support

The Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) has called on security agencies and state governments to support its personnels with equipment and training to aid their fight against banditry, kidnaping and armed robbery in the country.

The National Chairman of CJTF, Prof. Kailani Muhammad, made the appeal at the strategic roadmap meeting, organised by CJTF in Abuja.

Muhammad said due to the limited number of security personnels, civilian JTF had been complementing their efforts in fighting and neutralising insurgents and bandits for the past 16 years.

He said, “If you look at the strength of the army in Nigeria today, there are about 290,000. If you compare it to Egypt, they have over three million soldiers.

“If you combine all the security forces we have in Nigeria, I don’t think there are up to two million and that was where we came in, and they know that we are doing a very good job.

“So, we are calling on the leaders of security agencies to support us with hardware, training, transportation so that we will be able to sleep with our two eyes closed in Nigeria.”

The CJTF chairman also urged the state governments, philanthropists and non-governmental organisations to support the CJTF with welfare packages to aid their security operations in various communities.

He said that maintaining law and order, as well keeping peace and unity could only be sustained through supporting the security agencies.

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