Nuhu Ribadu, national security adviser (NSA), says the
sit-at-home orders issued by non-state actors in the south-east geopolitical
zone are “becoming ineffective”.
Ribadu spoke on Thursday, during a presentation on security
achievements of the President Bola Tinubu administration, at the All
Progressives Congress (APC) national summit.
The NSA said the Tinubu administration inherited five major
security crises across the country.
He listed them as Boko Haram in the north-east; armed
banditry in the north-west; secessionist agitations by the Indigenous People of
Biafra (IPOB) and Eastern Security Network (ESN) in the south-east; Niger Delta
unrest; and communal/herder-farmer conflicts in the north-central.
Ribadu said through combined efforts, security agencies have
been able to contain the mass killings, kidnappings and destruction perpetrated
by criminal elements across the country.
Highlighting the achievements, the NSA said over 13,543 Boko
Haram fighters were neutralised in the past two years, with over 11,000 arms
recovered and destroyed.
He added that 124,408 Boko Haram fighters and their families
have surrendered to troops since the inception of the Tinubu administration.
He said despite setbacks, military operations are ongoing in
the Tumbuktu Triangle, Tumbu islands and other enclaves.
“In the south-east, a welcome development is the sit-at-home
orders are becoming more and more ineffective,” he said.
“Key IPOB/ESN figures captured or neutralised. Over 50
police stations and many police posts have been rebuilt.
“Attacks on security forces significantly reduced. Social
and economic activities are normalising.
“In north-west, a watershed year in the fight against banditry,
11,250 hostages freed; a decline in mass abductions.
“Decisive blows to top warlords… Ali Kachalla, Boderi,
Halilu Sububu, Dangote, Isuhu Yellow, Damuna etc were eliminated.”
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