Abuja — An NGO, the 'Watchmen', has charged the new National Security Adviser (NSA), Aliyu Mohammed Gusau, to unite the various security agencies whose personnel have allegedly been divided along religious lines.

The group, in a statement by its President, Muleng Panchen, in Abuja, lamented that those who were paid through the taxpayers' money to protect the populace have tilted loyalty towards their self-beliefs instead of the nation.

While canvassing a permanent solution to the crisis and the need to restore public confidence in the security services, the Watchmen congratulated Gusau for his fifth return as NSA.

According to Panchem, a situation where the people lose confidence in their own security is unfortunate and that, therefore, there is the need to bring all those in charge of the security under one umbrella of unity and love.

"It is not surprising to most of us that Gusau, a very brilliant, no nonsense and committed security expert has been brought in. We see his return as part of quality measure to fix the damage done to the system and to ensure a total halt to the incessant security challenges facing the nation.

"We know he is capable and equal to the challenge. We want him to be firm on any situation and take decisions purely on their own merit no matter whose ox is gored. The job is to secure lives and property and protect the nation.

"It is not a tribal or religious matter so there should be no compromise and any one found culpable in any issue should be made. You can hear the Plateau State Government expressing lack of confidence in the army.

"The situation has never been this bad, so the new NSA should examine what went wrong, and seek to proffer practical solution to it," Panchem said.