The Minister of Police Affairs, Mohammad Dingyadi, has said the Federal Government will partner with the Chinese Government in addressing security challenges facing the country.
According to a statement by the minister’s spokesperson, Bolaji Kazeem, Mr Dingyadi spoke when he received the Chinese Ambassador to Nigeria, Cui Jianchun, on Wednesday. Mr Dingyadi noted that the entire world was aware of the current security challenges in Nigeria, but stressed the need for collaboration to address them. He listed those challenges as terrorism and banditry in the North-East, North-West and North-Central with secessionist movement, kidnapping and other criminal activities in the South-East. He said that the process to reactivate the CCTV project under the Public-Private Partnership (PPP) through the selection of concessioner among the private organisations that bid for the project had begun. Mr Dingyadi said that the country would work closely with the international community to promote infrastructure, security and investment in Information and Communication Technology (ICT). According to him, the idea is to create more employment opportunities, strengthen security and reduce poverty.
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