Service chiefs discuss how Nigeria will fight insecurity.

 The Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Musa, has promised to involve the people of Nigeria in the fight against insecurity in the country.

He said the armed forces would drive the onslaught against insecurity in line with the laws of the land.

 General Musa identified the focus of his leadership as people-centered, troops welfare, and inter-agency collaboration.

 The House of Representatives ad hoc committee on screening of service chiefs was told about these when he appeared on Monday.

The new service chiefs were screened by the Senate last week.

I am aware of the significance of leading the thousands of devoted and distinguished service men and women to provide a secure and peaceful environment for Nigerian people to freely engage in their legitimate enterprise.

He said that the AFN under his leadership would prioritize and safeguard the people and their legitimate way of life.

He said that service men and women of the AFN should be reassured of his commitment to their welfare, provision of relevant operational equipment as well as infrastructural development within available resources to enable them to succeed in assigned constitutional roles.

I will promote international military cooperation/collaboration to expose and provide capacity building to AFN personnel in joint and combined operations outside the shores of Nigeria.

“This measure is required to consolidate on AFN welfare priorities in order to effectively deploy, fight and win our nation’s wars by providing ready, prompt and sustained land, sea and air dominance by the AFN across traditional as well as asymmetric conflict settings as part of a joint force,” he said.

The Chief of Army Staff promised to make the most of his appointment.

He said:.

I consider my nomination to be a call to higher responsibilities and I am determined not to betray the trust and confidence that have been placed in me.

Our country has faced a challenging security environment in the past two decades.

 It has had a negative impact on our lives.

The rule of law is more challenging for successive administrations because of the recurring crises of the past.

Our plans and ambitions for a strong, prosperous, globally competitive and influential nation have been distressed by insecurity.

In Nigeria's security environment of today, the requirement for proactive, adaptive and inclusive leadership has never been more needed.

If confirmed, these requirements are what I intend to do.

The Nigerian Army is a crucial component of our military instrument of national power.

It is the largest, most complex, most geographically spread, most sought after during crisis and often most misunderstood.

The Nigerian Army would transform to be a step ahead of its time if it grapples with the demands of the contemporary security environment.

My philosophy of command is to transform the Nigerian Army into a well-trained, equipped and highly motivated force towards achieving our constitutional responsibilities within a joint environment.

The chairman of the committee, Babajimi Benson, charged the armed forces to synergize with sister agencies in the bid to rid the country of insecurity.

The House of Representatives is happy with the successes recorded so far.

The level of professionalism displayed by our military in the discharge of their duties is acknowledged by us.

 Collaboration with sister agencies is crucial.

We urge you to work with sister security agencies to ensure that all security threats are completely neutralised.

The world of security is constantly evolving.

There are new security threats.

 wars are fought on land, sea and air in cyberspace

The art of warfare has to be a step ahead.

The United States of America has a Defence Space Force.

‘’While acknowledging the immense contributions of the Defence Space Administration, there is a need for a full-fledged Defence Space Force to adequately handle potential threats from cyberspace and provide intelligence support to other services

“We must, therefore, work collectively to deliver more on the goals of this administration to drastically reduce cases of insecurity across the country.