The Nigerian president said this while touring the National Counter Terrorism Centre’s (NCTC) facilities and the new office of the National Security Adviser on Monday in Abuja.

The President was cited as saying in a statement by the Director of Information at the Presidential Villa, Abiodun Oladunjoye, that security personnel must thoroughly eradicate terrorism.

According to Tinubu, if security issues are not resolved, there would not be prosperity. He also stressed the importance of information sharing for the country’s intelligence community.

The statement reads: “Terrorism is not unique to Nigeria alone. It is across the world and we have to fight it. We have to eliminate it completely.

“If we as Nigerians are looking for economic revival, prosperity, and development, then we have to give priority to security. What I have seen here is a demonstration of intelligence efforts to counter-terrorism. This must be backed by knowledge.

“Counter-terrorism that is not backed by knowledge and intelligence is not going to be of any service to any nation. We are going to work on that together.

“The effort of the entire armed forces of this country must be put together in a way that there will be one single focus on securing the country. You can’t have disharmony in an orchestra. We must focus on one tunnel; coordinate, share information, share intelligence, and work harder.

“You cannot hoard information. You cannot hoard intelligence. I am glad that Nigeria is on the path to success. We will, I assure you.”