As parts of its measures to
curb the threat posed by terrorists
across the country, the State
Security Services, SSS, has deployed
advance technologies and improved human capacity development to
achieve its goal of protecting
Nigeria cities. The Director-General of the State
Security Service, Ekpenyong Ita who
disclosed this at the graduation
ceremony of the Executive
Intelligence Management Course
for 47 participants at the Institute for Security Studies, Lower Usuma
Dam, Bwari, weekend in Abuja,
assured that the Service remained
steadfast in her determination and
commitment to proactively identify
and neutralise security threats. Ita while speaking at the
graduation ceremony with theme,
"Year 2020: The Challenges of
Security Sector Synergy in the
Democratic Culture", said
applications of these technologies and human capacity development is
already achieving desired result on
national security as the relevant
agencies have prevented Boko Haram
from operating in cities. He stressed the importance of
equipping serving and prospective
executives of critical organisations
in the public and private sectors
with appropriate competences to
manage security related issues effectively. Ita explained that as part of the
human capacity development
programme of the agency, 12 staff
would soon attend Harvard
University for further studies,
which he said would empower them for leadership roles. He the SSS had in the last three
years provided training in various
spheres of security endeavours for
1,248 participants drawn from
critical government organisations
and various foreign countries. According to him, "this service has
therefore placed great premium on
the acquisition of advanced
technology for its operations
through cutting edge know-how in
keeping with international best practices. What this has translated
to, is the procurement of
intelligence products that are more
precise, credible, reliable, accurate
and I dare say, faultless." Noting that the acquisition of
enhanced intellectual capability
alone cannot make for meaningful
achievement without
commensurate technical support,
the DG said that the SSS through the EIMC programme, is placing priority
on a more efficient security sector
governance and management
through synergy. He said the EIMC programme was
expanded and extended to critical
agencies in the private sector
because of the need for collective
participation in the nation's
security management.
(source: vanguard)
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