President Muhammadu Buhari’s regime on Tuesday in Abuja rolled out a five-year strategic plan to foster effective internal security.
The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, who unveiled the document, said it resulted from a retreat involving the ministry and services under it in 2021.
Mr Aregbesola said the plan would guide the ministry, agencies and boards in promoting effective internal security, good governance and protecting citizenship integrity.
“It is to position the ministry, its services and boards to make a more significant impact on the critical issues bordering on Nigeria’s internal security,” the minister said.
According to him, the ministry and its agencies will ensure that those likely to harm Nigerians are kept at bay.
He added that more focus would be on combating crime, intelligence gathering, timely response to emergencies, regulating foreigners, and properly rehabilitating inmates in custody.
Mr Aregbesola said the…