DNA? Read new method FG plans to use for tracking terrorists
– The lingering problem of insurgency in the country has caused worry since it bagan
– The federal government of Nigeria are set to establish DNA databank to track terrorists
– The federal government are set to conduct DNA tests on 6,000 IDP children
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The federal government on Saturday, May 14, expressed its desire to establish a Deoxyribonucleic Acid DNA data-bank with a view to deploying it in tracking criminal elements, especially terrorists in the country.
Geoffrey Onyeama, the minister of foreign affairs disclosed this in Abuja while briefing security correspondents on the sidelines of the ongoing 2nd regional security summit.
This came even as the minister stated that out the nearly two million internally displaced persons in Nigeria.
About 6, 000 children who are aged below five have been separated from their parents, adding that such a databank would also help to track their parents.
“We have within the country nearly two million internally displaced persons, a real tragedy which we have to address.
“We also have about 6, 000 children under the age of five who are separated from their parents and homes. We have to look at how to address that human catastrophe.
“What we are looking at is the use of DNA to try and match those children with parents. The DNA data-bank is really what we are looking at.
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“We could ultimately extend the data-bank to the whole country because we know that for a lot of countries, it is through their comprehensive DNA data-bank that they use in tracking terrorists and that is also going to help us in intelligence gathering”, he stated.
He added that the summit would also institute a post-conflict development programme, and as well put in place, mechanisms that would ensure that the military gains in the North east are consolidated through civil programmes by winning the hearts of the people through reconstruction, rehabilitation and resettlement of the IDPs.
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Following the unabated acts of terrorism being perpetrated across Nigeria by the Islamists terror group, Boko Haram, security experts are continuing to advise the federal government on ways to win the war against terrorism in the country.
The federal government has urged Nigerians to always remain alert, security conscious and report any strange movements or items to the nearest security agency.
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