President Bola Tinubu has ordered an immediate reassessment of national security strategies, demanding urgent action to halt the escalating violence in Borno, Benue, Plateau, and Kwara states.
This directive was communicated in a statement issued on Wednesday by the Special Adviser to the President, Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, who condemned the attacks on innocent Nigerians.
During a meeting lasting over two hours with security chiefs at the State House in Abuja, President Tinubu emphasized that the killing of innocent people in these states must stop.
“Enough is enough,” he told his service chiefs, after receiving briefings on the attacks, casualties, and property damage.
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National Security Adviser (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu informed journalists that President Tinubu had been actively monitoring and directing security operations even during his recent work visits to Paris and London.
“Mr President gave us the chance to come and brief him again. It lasted very long. We gave him an update on what was going on. Even when he was out there, he was constantly in touch, giving directives and following developments. Today, we had the opportunity to come and brief him again, and it lasted hours. It was a very detailed briefing, and it was exhaustive. We listened, and we took instructions from him. He gave us new directives. The fact is that Mr President is insisting that we work harder to restore security in the country. We gave him information on what has been happening and assured him of our commitment. We had carried out his instructions. We went to places with incidences of insecurity, such as Plateau, Benue, and Borno States. We went to those three particular states. We gave him feedback because he had directed us earlier to go and meet with the political authorities there,” Ribadu explained.
Ribadu also stated that the president stressed the importance of involving local councils and state governments more directly in addressing security challenges. “The issue of insecurity often is not just at the higher levels. It involves the subunits. They are the ones who are directly with the people, especially when some of the challenges border on community problems. We need to work with the communities. We need to work with the local governments, and we need to work with the governors. The President directed that we work more with governors,” he said.
Ribadu conveyed that the president was “very worried and concerned” during the meeting, reiterating, “‘Enough is enough’. We are working to ensure that we restore peace and security. We were all at the meeting with the President, armed forces, police, and intelligence community.”
The NSA highlighted that the attackers typically target innocent civilians by planting Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) and focusing on ungoverned territories.
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