The Minister of Defence, Muhammad Dan-Ali has called on relevant security agencies in the country to urgently confront the propagation of hate speeches especially through the social media particularly by some notable Nigerians.


He made this call on Thursday during a meeting President Muhammadu Buhari had with heads of the nation’s security forces at the Presidential Villa in Abuja.

The Minister’s PRO, Colonel Tukur Gusau said, in a statement, that his principal told the security council meeting that the armed forces is currently synergising with other security agencies through intelligence sharing and joint operations to address the various security challenges in Nigeria.

While lauding Buhari for the sustained funding of the military to perform its constitutional role especially now that Nigeria is fighting multiple security challenges, he stated that the three services have in the past two years enlisted and recruited qualified Nigerians.

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