A United Kingdom-based counter terrorism expert, Dr. Joseph Ifedinma, has said, a lot of intelligence driven synergy was required among the various security services in Nigeria in order to curtail emerging terror threats.
He said terrorism in Nigeria is finding expression in banditry, armed robbery and kidnappings across the length and breath of the nation as such, the security services must of necessity up their game by being a step ahead of terrorists who have turned insucurity into a multi-billion dollar criminal enterprise.
Ifedinma, who served as a private adviser to the late National Security Adviser, General Andrew Azazi, said this in an interview on Sunday.
He explained that the current security situation in the nation contrasts sharply with what the nation dealt with in Niger Delta, in the early 2000s
The security expert who is currently the Director, Africa Countet Terrorism and Security Academy in the United Kingdom, said, “Honestly the two situations are glaringly different.