(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vlcsnap-2013-05-14-10h34m40s157.png)(http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vlcsnap-2013-05-14-10h34m40s157-300x240.png) (http://www.channelstv.com/home/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/vlcsnap-2013-05-14-10h34m40s157.png)A retired captain with the Nigerian Army, Umar 'Blade' Aliyu has challenged the security operatives in the country to change their mode of operation or continue to be faced by the 'unexpected attacks' by insurgents and local militia. Capt. Aliyu, also known as "Blade" during his days in active military service, who spoke during the morning flagship programme of Channels Television, Sunrise Daily, recalled the length of military rule Nigeria has gone through and how dynamically things have been happening. He likened war to marketing with the "products as soldiers and the market as the battle field". He said" I understand that we have seen 30 years of military rule and have gotten used to doing things the dynamic way.. I mean it's just hard to just change people. There is something I sing in my heart, if you can sell a product in the market to a people who have never seen it before, then we can do it. It is about the subconscious you". He also said the Boko Haram sect members have been "subconsciously oriented and anytime they think government, they think bomb" Aliyu defined the subconscious as another form of "Soft Power" that must not be underestimated, stating that "marketers will tell you better". He further charged the federal government to improve the welfare of law enforcement agents in the country, noting that those at the higher echelons of the service are the only ones that look well dressed and robust. He said those living in the barracks, especially the police barracks, "cannot die for anything". He berated their living conditions and called for an improvemen by the federal government.
Via: ChannelsTV
Security in Nigeria has done been impressive so far. They certainly need to do more to improve. That's just how it is now.