No Agency Can Fight Insecurity Alone, Delta Government Warns
By MAY ETAGHERURE ATUZULO
THE Delta State Government has called for stronger coordination among security agencies, governments and non-state actors to tackle Nigeria’s growing security challenges.
The state said no single security institution can effectively confront modern threats in isolation.
Secretary to the State Government, Dr Kingsley Emu, made the position known while receiving participants of the Advanced Defence Intelligence Officers Course 16, 2026, from the Defence Intelligence College, Karu, Abuja.
The officers visited Delta State as part of a study tour themed, “Strengthening National Resilience through Integrated Intelligence, Multi-Agency Coordination, and Regional Security Cooperation.”
Emu said intelligence gathering and security operations require continuous collaboration across different institutions and sectors.
According to him, security agencies must build stronger systems for sharing information and coordinating their operations.
He also stressed the need to involve relevant non-state actors in the broader security architecture.
“There must always be collaboration and integration of the ecosystem when we talk about issues of intelligence and security,” Emu said.
He explained that closer cooperation among security institutions would improve intelligence gathering and strengthen the country’s ability to prevent and respond to threats.
Beyond federal agencies, the SSG urged states within the same geopolitical region to deepen security cooperation.
Such partnerships, he said, would improve intelligence sharing and make it more difficult for criminal groups to exploit state boundaries.
Criminals often move across neighbouring states to evade arrest. However, stronger regional coordination could close some of those gaps and allow security agencies to respond more quickly.
Emu said Delta State has also strengthened its community-based security strategy through the engagement of forest guards and vigilante groups.
Their familiarity with local communities and difficult terrain, he noted, gives them an important advantage in detecting suspicious movements and gathering useful information.
The state government has also moved to reclaim forests that previously remained abandoned or underutilised.
According to Emu, the strategy seeks to transform such areas into productive economic spaces while reducing opportunities for criminals to use isolated locations as hideouts.
He said the approach forms part of Delta State’s wider effort to combine security operations with measures that address the physical environments capable of supporting criminal activity.
The government maintained that intelligence sharing, community participation and regional cooperation must work together to build a stronger security system.
For Delta State, the message was clear: the fight against insecurity requires coordinated action, not isolated institutions.
