Tinubu orders overhaul of security strategy, says ‘Enough is enough
President Bola Tinubu has ordered a complete overhaul of Nigeria’s security strategy following recent killings in Borno, Benue, Plateau and Kwara states.
The President issued the directive during a meeting with security chiefs on Wednesday at the State House in Abuja, where he expressed concern over the continued violence.
This was contained in a statement signed by the President’s Special Adviser on Information & Strategy, Bayo Onanuga.
“Enough is enough,” Tinubu declared, condemning the attacks that have led to the deaths of innocent Nigerians.
According to the statement, National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, who briefed State House correspondents after the meeting, said the President had directed a new approach to tackling insecurity across the country.
Ribadu said, “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.”
He explained that while the President was on official visits to Paris and London, he remained actively involved and continued to issue instructions to security agencies.
He stated, “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 particular three states. We gave him feedback because he had directed us earlier to go and meet with the political authorities there.”
The NSA said the President highlighted the need to involve the local councils and state governments more in tackling insecurity cases.
“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 noted that the President was “very worried and concerned” at the meeting.
He said, ‘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,” Ribadu added.
