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