Babagana Monguno, National Security Adviser (NSA), has alleged that some people are colluding with those in government to undermine national security.
Monguno said this on Tuesday after a meeting between the service chiefs and President Muhammadu Buhari, who later flew out to London for a routine medical check-up in London.
The NSA stated that authorities in the country have been able to identify certain weak areas that are being used by the said individuals.
He also persons who behave in such manner that portends a lot of danger to innocent lives have to be fished out.
“I’m also to send out a warning to those people who think they can continue to behave in a manner that undermines national security,” he said.
“Those people engaging in all kinds of unscrupulous, mischievous and deceitful practices, people who are working with those that are in government, in particular, critical agencies of government.
“We have been able to identify certain areas that are weak and these areas have to be strengthened so that these characters who are engaging in acts that you can describe as outright acts of brigandage, people who are behaving in a manner that portends a lot of danger to innocent lives, have to be fished out.
“This is the directive from the President, I am to send a warning to those people who think they’re in close proximity with those who have the instruments to make the space easy for criminals, those people who think they have some kind of authority, who are engaging in all kinds of hocus pocus in all kinds of jiggery pokery or skullduggery, those people will be brought down to their knees.
“It is extremely important for these people, I’m sending out a message to them, anybody who thinks he can continue to pool whatever resources he has at his disposal, to frustrate the efforts of the central government in bringing about peace and security will have himself to blame.
“The new service chiefs, as well as the intelligence community, and the constabulary forces have been given clear directives by the President to target those people who are the ones leading in creating chaos, disunity, and disharmony.”