Army, DSS Seek Closer Collaboration Against Insurgents
Army, DSS Seek Closer Collaboration Against Insurgents
Daily Times, 17 Aug 2015
URL: http://dailytimes.com.ng/army-dss-seek-closer-collaboration-insurgents/
The Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai and the Director General, Department of State Services (DSS), Alhaji Lawal Daura, at the weekend, began discussion on how to root out insurgents through joint operations.
A statement signed by Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu on behalf of Acting Director Army Public Relations, said COAS dropped the hint when he paid a courtesy call on the Director General, DSS, Alhaji Lawal Daura, in his office at Asokoro, Abuja.
Faced with the challenge of ending the insurgents in the next three months, General Buratai said that the Nigerian Army’s commitment and determination to carry out its constitutional roles is assured.
He pleaded with the Department of State Services (DSS) whose operatives are also engaged in the fight against insurgents for cooperation and support.
General Buratai congratulated Alhaji Daura on his recent appointment and highlighted the strategic importance of the DSS and its special role in the fight against insurgents, particularly in the area of intelligence gathering.
He enjoined the Department to synergize with the Army as joint operations between the two institutions would go a long way in meeting the current security challenges.
The Army Chief also solicited for joint training among the personnel of both institutions to enable them collaborate and share ideas for successful joint operations.
General Buratai further added that coordination in specific areas was critical and promised that the Nigerian Army will provide the requisite expertise in such areas of collaboration when called upon.
Responding, the Director General, DSS, Alhaji Lawal Daura, enjoined officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to consider the DSS as a partner in the security of the nation.
He said: “Let me state unequivocally that the DSS is an extension of the Nigerian Army”.
He also stated that the two institutions have a lot in common, promising that the cordial relationship already existing between them would continue to grow from strength to strength.
The DG pointed that due to the peculiarity of the present security challenges facing the nation, there was need for synergy between them.
Daura affirmed that the two institutions have never failed in any joint operations, stressing that the Department would continue to give the Nigerian Army tremendous support it needs to succeed in its operations.
The DG opined that there is always an understanding, sincerity and common purpose between the two institutions and assured the COAS of continuous support whenever the need arises.
He congratulated the COAS on his appointment and subsequent confirmation by the National Assembly, describing him as a fine officer and a gentleman who would take the Nigerian Army to greater heights.
A statement signed by Colonel Onyema Nwachukwu on behalf of Acting Director Army Public Relations, said COAS dropped the hint when he paid a courtesy call on the Director General, DSS, Alhaji Lawal Daura, in his office at Asokoro, Abuja.
Faced with the challenge of ending the insurgents in the next three months, General Buratai said that the Nigerian Army’s commitment and determination to carry out its constitutional roles is assured.
He pleaded with the Department of State Services (DSS) whose operatives are also engaged in the fight against insurgents for cooperation and support.
General Buratai congratulated Alhaji Daura on his recent appointment and highlighted the strategic importance of the DSS and its special role in the fight against insurgents, particularly in the area of intelligence gathering.
He enjoined the Department to synergize with the Army as joint operations between the two institutions would go a long way in meeting the current security challenges.
The Army Chief also solicited for joint training among the personnel of both institutions to enable them collaborate and share ideas for successful joint operations.
General Buratai further added that coordination in specific areas was critical and promised that the Nigerian Army will provide the requisite expertise in such areas of collaboration when called upon.
Responding, the Director General, DSS, Alhaji Lawal Daura, enjoined officers and soldiers of the Nigerian Army to consider the DSS as a partner in the security of the nation.
He said: “Let me state unequivocally that the DSS is an extension of the Nigerian Army”.
He also stated that the two institutions have a lot in common, promising that the cordial relationship already existing between them would continue to grow from strength to strength.
The DG pointed that due to the peculiarity of the present security challenges facing the nation, there was need for synergy between them.
Daura affirmed that the two institutions have never failed in any joint operations, stressing that the Department would continue to give the Nigerian Army tremendous support it needs to succeed in its operations.
The DG opined that there is always an understanding, sincerity and common purpose between the two institutions and assured the COAS of continuous support whenever the need arises.
He congratulated the COAS on his appointment and subsequent confirmation by the National Assembly, describing him as a fine officer and a gentleman who would take the Nigerian Army to greater heights.