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Vice President Yemi Osinbajo says there is an ongoing effort to improve the security situation in the country including plans to recruit more troops and officers to beef up the personnel of security agencies.

Osinbajo’s spokesman, Laolu Akande, in a statement on Monday in Abuja, said the vice president received at the Presidential Villa, clergymen from the Northern part of Nigeria under the aegis of the Arewa Pastors Forum for Peace.

The VP said the Federal Government was committed to containing the threats and security concerns in the country.

He assured the pastors that the Federal Government was doing everything that needed to be done.

“We are handling security well, and as you know, including military deployment in diverse fields, like the Boko Haram in the North-East.

“In fact, we have to now recruit more into the army, and much faster than we ever did because we need men on the ground; resources also – to buy more arms, to buy more platforms.

“At the last meeting of the National Security Council that was held on Thursday, we had discussions on how to beef up the military’s platforms.

“How do we beef up the numbers? How do we recruit more men and women into the army? How do we collaborate more with local vigilante, the Civilian Joint Task Force and all that.

“So, there is a lot going on in terms of trying to beef up security; the security situation is one that is very challenging.

“We are also looking at aspects of surveillance – how we can do more aerial surveillance using drones and electronic devices to improve surveillance,” he said.

Osinbajo assured the clergymen that the Federal Government was also committed to finding lasting solutions to the perennial crisis in communities in the North and other parts of the country, including the ones bothering on religious prejudices.

He urged the group as ‘Men of God,” to also come up with ideas and their thoughts on how to find lasting peace.

Earlier in his remark, President of the Forum, Bishop Mbayo Japhet, said the group’s visit to the Presidential Villa was to support the regime and the vice president.

The Bishop described Osinbajo as an apostle of peace.

Chiwesley1:
OK , make VP waka go from abuja to borno alone, if he comes back alive, then I will believe they are handling security well. FTc for our lost soldiers, may their souls rest in peace

kunleweb:
Your father is on the street you're saying you're handling a matter well. Smh May we not have acute and obtuse dissociative disorders where we can't separate reality from the unreal sha

Chiwesley1:
OK , make VP waka go from abuja to borno alone, if he comes back alive, then I will believe they are handling security well. FTc for our lost soldiers, may their souls rest in peace

kingkakaone:
It is painful to see the VP behaving the way he does.

I don't think El Rufai or any other Muslim would've remained if they were VP to a Christian president that is as clueless as Buhari.

My opinion though.

kingkakaone:
It is painful to see the VP behaving the way he does.

I don't think El Rufai or any other Muslim would've remained if they were VP to a Christian president that is as clueless as Buhari.

My opinion though.

Racoon:
Yeah! By lies! Lies!! And more lies! Continue to handle security abi nah security dey handle you?

kingkakaone:
It is painful to see the VP behaving the way he does.

I don't think El Rufai or any other Muslim would've remained if they were VP to a Christian president that is as clueless as Buhari.

My opinion though.

fishkaveli:
May your life be handled the way you and buhari is handling 9ja security � �

kunleweb:
Your father is on the street you're saying you're handling a matter well. Smh May we not have acute and obtuse dissociative disorders where we can't separate reality from the unreal sha

kunleweb:
[s][/s]Your father is on the street you're saying you're handling a matter well. Smh May we not have acute and obtuse dissociative disorders where we can't separate reality from the unreal sha [s][/s]

Chiwesley1:
OK , make VP waka go from abuja to borno alone, if he comes back alive, then I will believe they are handling security well. FTc for our lost soldiers, may their souls rest in peace

Charleys:
[s][/s]Wetin Adeboye pikin no go see for secretary big breast [s][/s]

fishkaveli:
May your life be handled the way you and buhari is handling 9ja security � �

fishkaveli:
[s][/s]May your life be handled the way you and buhari is handling 9ja security � �[s][/s]