The Department of State Services (DSS) has called for stronger collaboration among security agencies, government institutions, traditional authorities and communities to confront terrorism, banditry and other emerging security threats in the North-West.
The call was made at the second North-West Zonal Conference of State Directors of Security, hosted by the Department of State Services (DSS) in Katsina State on Thursday, with the theme, “Unite Against Terror.”
Representing the Director-General of the DSS, Oluwatosin Adeola Ajayi, the Chairman, North-West Forum of State Directors of Security and Kano State Director of Security, Husseini Abubakar, said the conference provided an opportunity for security stakeholders to compare experiences, assess evolving threats and develop effective strategies against terrorism and banditry.
He said, “This edition of the Northwest SDSS Conference gives us another opportunity to compare notes, share experiences, assess evolving and endemic security challenges, particularly the threat of banditry, and devise appropriate containment strategies in the effort to secure our communities.”
Abubakar, who conveyed the goodwill of the DSS Director-General, said the Service under the current leadership was working to strengthen its tactical capabilities and improve the capacity of its personnel to respond to security challenges.
