FG moves to ease military overstretch, strengthen police
Punch Nigeria · Solomon Odeniyi ·
The Federal Government plans to gradually withdraw the military from internal security duties to ease overstretch as the police build capacity, says Defenc
The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has said the armed forces will gradually withdraw from internal security duties as the Nigeria Police Force builds its capacity.
Musa spoke at the APC Abuja Roundtable in Abuja on Thursday.
He said the military’s growing role in police affairs reflected declining confidence in the police, adding that the constitution allows the military to step in when situations exceed the police’s capacity, but admitted the current level of involvement was excessive.
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