 President Mohammed Buhari has approved new security measures specifically for the southeast and south-south geopolitical zones of the country. This is contrary to earlier decision not to publicize measures to be deployed to tackle insecurity in the country. The acting inspector general of police, Usman Barba, who briefed alongside the National Security Advisor Major General Babagana Mongono retired, chief of defense staff, General Lucky Rabbo, said President Mohammed gave the approval during the security meeting he presided over at the President's villa Abuja on Tuesday. Three times within the last 11 days has assessed the situation in the country, particularly in the southwest and south-south as it affects lower in order and we have some measures that have been approved by the council to ensure sorry southeast and south-south. We have some measures which we have outlined and it has been approved by the council and we will see how we can change the narrative within the quickest possible means to restore lower in order and restore peace in that area. We solicit all the abiding citizens to work with us to identify and deal with the situation. The criminal justice system much more effective as well as looking at issues of unemployment, which of course the federal executive council had given an approval through previous memos on how to get 100 million people out of poverty. That was also discussed. Then again the lack of an effective crime reporting system. Again the President has given direction on how to make these things effective. Already the NCC has been given certain instructions on how to deal with this but by and by council has agreed that the level of insecurity in the country especially in the last one month is something that has to be addressed with the immediacy that it requires and at the operational level of course the chief of defense staff has been working with the service chiefs and the recommendations they've made to the council are already being handled. For the past 11 days or so three times the Mr President has chaired the National Security Council meeting. No doubt far-reaching decisions were made. On our path just as the National Security Advisor indicated I briefed on various measures that the armed forces in partnership with other security agencies the measures were taken to stand the tide of insecurity across the country and the council was pleased with the actions and of course the prayers that were made which council has also graciously undertaken to look into. These of course have to do with our manpower development to training equipment issues and potentially the glow from my face should of course give you an indication as to the graciousness of the National Security Council in relation to the preference that that we've given in this regard and I believe that going forward we shall be translating that and it will have some good impact on the security disposition across the country. Thank you.