Nigeria, June 9 -- Former Coordinator of Defence Media Operations, Major General John Enenche (retd.), has warned that Nigeria is grappling with a national security emergency, attributing the worsening insecurity across the country to a lack of proactive measures by government authorities.

Speaking during an interview on Arise Television monitored by The News Chronicle, Enenche dismissed suggestions that intelligence failure is solely responsible for the persistent security challenges, arguing that security agencies often receive advance information about impending attacks but fail to act decisively to prevent them.

Drawing from his experience at the Defence Headquarters, the retired general said intelligence reports frequently identif...