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By Lawrence Agbo
President Bola Tinubu’s efforts to tackle insecurity in Nigeria will not yield lasting results without the active involvement of citizens, according to the President/CEO of Security Watch Africa Initiatives, Patrick Agbambu.
Speaking on the broader challenge of insecurity on ARISE News, Agbambu stressed that the fight against insurgency is a whole-of-society responsibility, warning that military action alone can only provide temporary relief.
He argued that Nigeria’s security crisis persists partly because citizens have not fully embraced their role in the struggle against insurgents and criminal groups.
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“Nigeria as a country and as a people has refused to believe that the fight against insurgency is not only for the government or the military,” he said.
According to him, the success of any security strategy depends heavily on public participation and cooperation with security agencies.
“The Nigerian people must own this fight,” Agbambu added, insisting that community support is critical to defeating insecurity.
He further noted that no amount of military deployment would be fully effective unless citizens collectively decide to reject and resist criminal elements within their communities.
