A good news story from Nigeria about the release of hostages. Interestingly in the story is the point they make about using informants to get intelligence about the criminal gangs. Using confidential informants (HUMINT, Human Sources, CHIS) has become very much the poor cousin of intelligence collection. Many have consigned it to the too difficult to do tray in favour of OSINT collection. The reality is that if informants are managed properly the amount and quality of intelligence they produce cannot be surpassed. If you have someone sitting in the room, or in this case in the jungle, with the bad guys then you are going to know exactly what is going on. Informants can also provide meaning and context to intelligence gathered by other means.

Furthermore, for developing nations you do not need complex infrastructure. Informants are what criminals fear the most. They cause the most damage. All that is needed are staff that are trained to proactively recruit and to manage them properly.

Take a look at our courses. We have extensive experience working in the developing world. We are familiar with many of the problems encountered. We train people so they can proactively recruit and manage human sources, regardless of the resources the agency has available. Our tried and tested methods have been used across the globe.

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