A renowned security expert, Dr. Ona
Ekhomu, has advised Nigerian intelligence officials to focus on providing
reliable warnings of impending terror attacks in order to save the lives of citizens
from incessant bombings, militant attacks and other mass fatality events.
Speaking at the joint graduation
ceremony of 77 intelligence officers at the Nigerian Air Force School of Air
Intelligence Makurdi, Benue State, recently, Ekhomu who is the Chairman of the
School of Management and Security said “this is a new day, and new page as you
write the history of your life and your service to the nation. I have seen
excellence on display here - certainly, in the intelligence analysis course.”
He said that while intelligence
gathering was extremely necessary and important, robust intelligence analysis remained
the cornerstone of good operational decision-making as analysts could ‘predict’
terror attacks with some degree of certainty.
Ekhomu stressed that as intelligence
analysts, “You guys worked very hard with high level concepts and were able to
conquer. That denotes the quality of
personnel and the quality of training that is available here in the Nigerian
Air Force and most especially the passion that you have for service to the
nation”.
He said that since intelligence analysis
was important in averting “surprises” by the enemy, clandestine operatives and
intelligence analysts must redouble their efforts to prevent attacks by
terrorists by uncovering their plans and plots “thereby averting intelligence failures”.
In his remarks, the Director of Air
Intelligence, Air Vice Marshall Mohammed Usman said the “graduating
intelligence Analysis Course Q1/2016 should realize that this course is aimed
at equipping them for higher intelligence operations, as intelligence analysis
is the hub of intelligence operations”.
The intelligence Chief urged the
graduates of the Intermediate Intelligence Course (IIC) and the Basic Intelligence
Course (BIC) to enhance the intelligence gathering efforts of the Nigerian Air
Force. He said that the current internal
security situation in Nigeria has led to an “increased demand for organic
intelligence gathering capabilities for the armed forces”.
Addressing the graduates, the Commandant of
the Nigerian Air Force School of Air Intelligence, Group Capt. Raymond Nwankwo
said the training was aimed at boosting the capacity of the graduants.
He emphasized that through capacity-building,
the nation’s security challenges such as insurgency and terrorism would be
successfully combated.
The Commandant stated that the
introduction of Intelligence Analysis training into the School’s curricular was
to ensure optimum performance of intelligence.
The graduation ceremony combined
three classes – the Intelligence Analysis Course, the Intermediate Intelligence
Course and Basic Intelligence Course.
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