10 things we need to do over the long term if we are serious about security

Ayo Akinfe

(1) Start manufacturing all our armaments locally
(2) Build borders that can be effectively policed
(3) Establish a special forces commando unit similar to say the British SAS or the US Navy Seals
(4) Build more factories, leisure and sports facilities so our youth stop congregating in mosques and churches where they get indoctrinated
(5) Bring police remuneration up to par with that of the armed forces
(6) Launch a public works programme every five years to put our unemployed youths back to work
(7) Get our clergymen working on investment projects so they have less time and energy to mislead our youth. Every member of Boko Haram was initially influenced by some deranged imam
(8) Create a special anti-terrorist unit within the Nigeria Police Force
(9) Decentralise our military structure so that local army battalions have their own airborne divisions with their own aircraft and pilots
(10) Never allow the illiteracy rate to rise above 10% in any state