The new Chief of Defence Intelligence, Maj.-Gen. Emmanuel Undiandeye, has warned criminals and those with intentions to plot evil against the country to shelve the idea forthwith.
This is just as he stated the the security agencies must work harder to secure Nigeria from uneccessary deaths.
Undiandeye gave the warning on Friday in Abuja when he formally took over command of the Defence Intelligence Agency from the outgonr CDI, Maj.-Gen. Samuel Adebayo.
He warned the criminals to avoid being on the ‘wrong side of the knife’, saying there will not be room or excuse for failure under the present President and Commander-in-Chief, Bola Tinubu.
He noted thst intelligence gathering would be strengthened in such a way that anyone with evil intentions, particularly adversaries like bandits, terrorists and other criminals, would not have their way
The CDI charged officers of the intelligence community to adequately deploy the resources at their disposal to ensure that Nigerians sleep with their eyes closed.
His words, “When I said there is no room for failure, what I meant is that, there is no way the President and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces will task us to do something and come back with excuses to give him that we’ve failed
“With all the resources, both human and material, I think it behoves us that we succeed at all times because insecurity means loss of human lives and we must secure people from unnecessary deaths.
“First and foremost, we shall redouble our efforts. Secondly, we should be professional. Thirdly, in all we do, we must go beyond the ordinary call of duty to ensure that the people we are tasked to secure sleep with their two eyes closed.
“Any person that intends any evil and ill for our nation will have himself on the wrong side of the knife,” he warned.
Undiandeye pledged that he would not let the country down in the discharge of his duty in line with the mandate given to him by the president to protect the country from criminal elements.
“I commend the efforts of my predecessor for his efforts in projecting the agency, he fought for the independence of the agency and I will keep your flag flying.
“To the staff of agency, the intelligence community, we need your support and guidance, correct us where we are getting things wrong so that we can adjust.”
