NCTC Holds Country Needs Assessment Workshop With GCERF, Other Stakeholders

L-R: National Coordinator, GCERF, Yetunde Adegoke, Country Manager, GCERF, Mikael Amal, National Coordinator NCTC, Maj. Gen. AG Laka and Director PCVE, NCTC, Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas

NCTC Holds Country Needs Assessment Workshop With GCERF, Other Stakeholders

The National Counter-Terrorism Centre (NCTC), Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) held a Country Needs Assessment Workshop with Global Community Engagement and Resilience Fund (GCERF) and other relevant stakeholders on Wednesday 24 April 2024 in Abuja.

National Coordinator, NCTC, Maj. Gen. AG Laka, Directors of the Centre, Leadership of GCERF in Nigeria and other Stakeholders in a group photograph at the Workshop

At the event, the National Coordinator, NCTC, Major General Adamu G. Laka, said the Federal Government had put in place policies and strategies to contain violent extremism which had worsened the insecurity in Nigeria.

The National Coordinator, NCTC (Left) Presenting a souvenir to the Country Manager, GCERF, Mikael Amal at the event
The National Coordinator, NCTC (Left) Presenting a souvenir to the Country Manager, GCERF, Mikael Amal (right)

According to him, the Federal Government remains committed to addressing the root causes of violent extremism in order to curb the mysecurity challenges confronting the nation.

Director PCVE, NCTC, Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas (left) with the National Coordinator, GCERF, Mrs Yetunde Adegoke (Left) at the event
Director PCVE, NCTC, Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas (left) with the National Coordinator, GCERF, Mrs Yetunde Adegoke (Right)

The Country Manager, GCERF, Mickael Amal, said the workshop was to explain the main findings of the country needs assessment with a view to giving more insights on where to reposition the strategy for preventing violent extremism.

L-R: National Coordinator, GCERF, Yetunde Adegoke, Country Manager, GCERF, Mikael Amal, National Coordinator NCTC, Maj. Gen. AG Laka and Director PCVE, NCTC, Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas
L-R: National Coordinator, GCERF, Yetunde Adegoke, Country Manager, GCERF, Mikael Amal, National Coordinator NCTC, Maj. Gen. AG Laka and Director PCVE, NCTC, Amb. Mairo Musa Abbas
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