The National Security Coordinator, DCOP Osman Abdul-Razak, has strongly condemned the conduct of some operatives under his command, describing their actions as “very disgraceful” and damaging to the reputation of the National Security Secretariat.
Speaking at a high-level engagement with members of the National House of Chiefs on Friday, August 1, DCOP Abdul-Razak expressed deep concern over the behaviour of certain personnel who have been caught engaging in unprofessional and unauthorised activities.
“It is very disgraceful the way sometimes our boys are found behaving in strange ways,” he stated, lamenting how such actions undermine the Secretariat’s integrity.
In response, the Coordinator revealed that the Secretariat has adopted a new operational strategy aimed at addressing these issues and realigning its role within the national security framework.Under the new approach, National Security operatives will no longer be deployed directly on the ground unless necessary. Instead, traditional security agencies such as the police, immigration, and prison service will take the lead in operations.
“We have changed our modus operandi,” he announced. “The National Security will now allow the various security agencies to operate directly on the ground and will only intervene when challenges arise.”
DCOP Abdul-Razak explained that this change is part of the government’s broader “reset agenda,” which seeks to enhance professionalism, coordination, and efficiency across the country’s security architecture.
“Previously, you would find National Security involved in operations meant for other security agencies. That is wrong,” he noted.“National Security, as it is properly known, should coordinate, not take over. We are at the top of the security architecture and should act as such.”
He said the new policy will help sanitise operations, reduce friction between agencies, and ensure that the National Security Secretariat functions as a strategic coordinating body rather than a frontline operational unit.
