FG SEEKS COLLECTIVE EFFORTS TO COMBAT INSECURITY

The Federal Government has called for collective efforts to prevent violence and extremist attacks in the country.

The Minister of Women Affairs, Dame Pauline Tallen, who spoke at the National Stakeholders Forum on Parenting for Peace in Abuja on Tuesday, decried the loss of lives and properties to insecurity in the country, adding that this could have a multiplier effect on the nation’s economy.

Tallen, who was represented by the Acting Permanent Secretary of the ministry, Idris Mohammed, said all hands must be on deck to tackle violence and extremism in all ramifications threatening the peaceful existence of the country.