Nobody Is Safe In NIgeria – Chief of Air Staff

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshall Badeh, who said nobody is safe in Nigeria, spoke during a courtesy visit on Governor Abdulfatah Ahmed of KwaraState in Government House, Ilorin as part of his maiden familiarisation tour of Air Force formations in the state.
According to him,”from what we are witnessing in Nigeria today, nobody is safe in the country, and this is very sad. Everybody is worried. I think what we need to do is to take proactive measures. This is the only option we have to stop this trend.
“Apart from this, everybody must be involved, because effective security is the due responsibility of all Nigerians. The security operatives alone cannot do it, so there is the need for collaboration by the Nigerian people. When we help the government, we help ourselves. That is what security is all about and that is why there are results in developed countries. We must be conscious of the need to offer useful information that would assist the security in their work.

..Makes case for youth employment
”Idle hand is the devil’s work shop. Each government of the states of the federation must also ensure that sufficient number of youths are gainfully employed as this would also go a long way in ensuring that insecurity is reduced drastically.
“Each state should also be interested in ensuring that neighbouring states are safe. That is very crucial and that is why so much efforts should be spent in this regard because each state has its own peculiarity.”
The Air Force boss, noted that “the need to be proactive stemmed from the fact that if neighbouring states are not safe, then no particular state is safe”.
He also called for innovative technology in tackling insecurity, saying that ingenious ways are key to his vision in the Air Force.
Badeh, who said the Air Force was a strong arm of democracy in the country, assured that he was committed to its sustenance. He also encouraged the state government to always call on the force in times of need.