By MONDAY IJEH

An Interest Group, Security Now Whole Of Society Approach, has called on Nigerians to take advantage of security agencies’ reporting channels to report suspicious movements around their environment.

The group, in a statement signed by its Coordinator, Dr Justify Obogoh on Thursday in Abuja urged Nigerians to support the ongoing efforts by security agencies to address the security challenges in parts of the country.

He said fight against terrorists and other non-state actors would be more successful if public provide useful and timely information for security operatives for necessary action.

The cautioned community members against shielding the enemies of state who live among them.

“We are aware that the Department of State Services (DSS), Police, the Armed Forces and other law enforcement agencies, have always availed the public email addresses, websites and phone numbers for possible contacts.

“The DSS, for instance, can be contacted on the website,dss.gov.ng; email address –dsspr@dss.gov.ngand Telephone lines on +2349153391309 and +2349088373514.

“The contact numbers of senior police officers, as well as those of the respective Police Public Relations Officers (PPROs) can be accessed online,” he said.

The group enjoined constituted authorities to ensure the fulfilment of their campaign promises of providing basic amenities for the people.

Obogoh urged governments at all levels make funds available for law enforcement authorities to carry out mass recruitment of personnel.

According to him, continuous recruitment exercises will ensure adequate personnel for security agencies mane ungoverned spaces that have been converted to ‘sanctuaries’ bycriminal elements.

“We are encouraging states to establish internal security platforms, to complement the efforts of the military, intelligence and security agencies.

“Our men in uniform symbolise the authority of the State and we must at all times, give them the support needed to guarantee the sovereignty, indissolubility, and indivisibility of Nigeria.

“We are also, calling on the public to imbibe the culture of ‘see something, say something”, that we may restore the glory of our nation,” he said. (NAN)