Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, announced on Thursday that the sit-at-home orders enforced by terrorist organisations in the South-East are slowly losing their grip.
Ribadu made these statements during a presentation regarding the security successes of President Bola Tinubu’s administration at the All Progressives Congress national summit.
According to the NSA, the current administration inherited five primary security challenges across the nation: 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 indicated that, through concerted efforts, security agencies have managed to curb mass killings, kidnappings, and the devastation caused by criminal groups across the country.
In highlighting some of the administration’s achievements, the NSA revealed that over 13,543 Boko Haram insurgents have been neutralised in the past two years, along with more than 11,000 weapons that have been recovered and destroyed.
He also mentioned that 124,408 Boko Haram fighters and their families have surrendered to security forces since the beginning of the Tinubu administration.
Despite some setbacks, he noted that military operations are still ongoing in the Timbuktu Triangle, Tumbu Islands, and other strongholds.
Ribadu stated, “In the South-East, a welcome change is that the sit-at-home orders are becoming less effective.
Prominent figures from IPOB and ESN have been captured or neutralised. Over 50 police stations and numerous police posts have been reconstructed.
Attacks on security personnel have significantly diminished, and social and economic activities are starting to normalise.
In the North-West, this year has been a turning point in the battle against banditry, with 11,250 hostages rescued and a drop in mass abductions.
Significant blows have been struck against key warlords such as Ali Kachalla, Boderi, Halilu Sububu, Dangote, Isuhu Yellow, and Damuna.”
