The Nigerian Army Resource Centre (NARC) yesterday unveiled a book titled ‘Nigerian Security Dilemma since 1999’.
The book, with 33 chapters x-rayed the security situation of the country since the return of democracy in 1999 and proffered solutions.
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The book has 21 contributors from the military, paramilitary and academia, with the Director-General of the centre, Maj.-Gen. Wahab Garba (rtd), as the lead author.
Garba said Nigerian security challenges could best be addressed by Nigerians who had a better understanding of the local challenges than outsiders.
According to him, the book is to ensure that Nigerians tell their story with regards to what went wrong and how to address all contending issues.
“This is part of what the centre is doing and on most occasions, we produce monographs every month when we finish lecture series and a few books.
“But this one was a challenge, bringing an array of authors together to have the book published so as to offer strategies on the solution to whatever challenges we have identified”, he said.
The Chief of Army Staff, Lt.-Gen. Faruk Yahaya, commended the centre for its vast research outputs needed to address national security challenges.
Yahaya, represented by the Chief of Administration, Maj.-Gen. Ogbe Ali, said the material would help immensely in addressing the myriads of security challenges confronting the country.