Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, revealed on Thursday that the sit-at-home orders imposed by terrorist groups in the South-East are gradually losing their effectiveness.
Ribadu made these comments during a presentation on the security accomplishments of President Bola Tinubu’s administration at the All Progressives Congress national summit.
According to the NSA, the current government inherited five significant security challenges across the country: the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East; armed banditry in the North-West; secessionist movements by the Indigenous People of Biafra and the Eastern Security Network in the South-East; unrest in the Niger Delta; and communal as well as herder-farmer conflicts in the North-Central region.
Ribadu stated that, through coordinated efforts, security agencies have succeeded in reducing mass killings, kidnappings, and the destruction caused by criminal groups nationwide.
Highlighting some of the administration’s achievements, the NSA disclosed that more than 13,543 Boko Haram insurgents have been neutralised over the past two years, with over 11,000 weapons recovered and destroyed.
He further reported that 124,408 Boko Haram fighters and their family members have surrendered to security forces since the commencement of the Tinubu administration.
Despite facing some challenges, he noted that military operations are ongoing in the Timbuktu Triangle, Tumbu Islands, and other strongholds.
Ribadu remarked, “In the South-East, a positive development is that the sit-at-home orders are becoming increasingly ineffective.
Key figures from IPOB and ESN have been apprehended or neutralised. Over 50 police stations and numerous police posts have been rebuilt.
Attacks on security forces have significantly decreased, and social and economic activities are returning to normal.
In the North-West, it has been a pivotal year in the fight against banditry, with 11,250 hostages freed and a decline in mass abductions.
Decisive blows have been delivered to leading warlords such as Ali Kachalla, Boderi, Halilu Sububu, Dangote, Isuhu Yellow, and Damuna.”
