Dan-Ali: Resurgence of Geo-Political, Sectional Conflicts Worrisome

                                         Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen. Muhammad Monsur Dan-Ali

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Senator Iroegbu in Abuja

The new Minister of Defence, Brig-Gen. Muhammad Monsur Dan-Ali,

has expressed concern over what he described as the resurgence of extremism, geo-politics, ethno-religious and sectional conflicts in the country.

Dan-Ali stated this on Monday during the opening ceremony of Defence Advisers/Attaches 2015 Annual Conference at Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA) headquarters, Abuja, with the theme; "Enhancing the Defence Attache System towards a Sustainable National Security in Nigeria".

According to him, Nigeria and the rest of the world are confronted with a growing number of security challenges, which require robust security strategy and continuous adjustment in tactics to meet their unconventional nature.

He said: "You are all aware that the world is undergoing profound changes and confronted with growing number of security challenges. Old and new, traditional and non-traditional, we still have quite a few long lasting conflicts and resurgence of geo-politics, which is truly worrisome.

"We are faced with the rise of international terrorism, extremism, proliferation and mounting ethno-religious and sectional conflicts. And in broader sense, we are confronted with security challenges such as cross border crimes, climate changes, cyber security, energy security, food security, natural disaster and infectious diseases."

The minister however noted that a lot of progress has been made in tackling these security challenges with the coming of President Muhammadu Buhari administration, especially in the area of building regional alliances and international cooperation in the war against terror.