The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, has identified hunger and poverty as major drivers of insecurity across Nigeria, stressing that tackling them is essential to achieving lasting peace and development.
Ribadu stated this at the National Security Seminar, themed Combating Hunger and Poverty for Sustainable Peace and Development in Nigeria.
Ribadu, represented by the Director of Defence Affairs at the Office of the NSA, Major General Peter Mala, said, Hunger and poverty are not merely social concerns; but catalysts for insecurity, crime, violence, and social disintegration.
He noted that Present administration has prioritised agricultural reforms, social investment programmes, and security sector interventions to break the cycle.
These he said include support for food security initiatives, enhanced law enforcement, and infrastructure development to boost agricultural production and distribution.
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