Sit-at-home Orders Fading in South-East, Says Ribadu

Nuhu Ribadu, the National Security Adviser, disclosed on Thursday that the sit-at-home orders enforced by terrorist groups in the South-East are steadily losing their impact.

Ribadu made these remarks during a presentation on the security achievements of President Bola Tinubu’s administration at the All Progressives Congress national summit.

According to the NSA, the current administration inherited five major security challenges across the country: the Boko Haram insurgency in the North-East; armed banditry in the North-West; secessionist agitations 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 curbing mass killings, kidnappings, and destruction caused by criminal groups nationwide.

Highlighting some of the administration’s achievements, the NSA revealed 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 disclosed that 124,408 Boko Haram fighters and their family members have surrendered to security forces since the commencement of the Tinubu administration.

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Despite some setbacks, he noted that military operations are ongoing in the Timbuktu Triangle, Tumbu Islands, and other strongholds.

Ribadu said, “In the South-East, a welcome development is that the sit-at-home orders are becoming increasingly ineffective.

Key IPOB/ESN figures have been captured or neutralised. Over 50 police stations and numerous police posts have been rebuilt.

Attacks on security forces have significantly reduced, and social and economic activities are normalising.

In the North-West, it has been a watershed year in the fight against banditry, with 11,250 hostages freed and a decline in mass abductions.

Decisive blows have been dealt to top warlords such as Ali Kachalla, Boderi, Halilu Sububu, Dangote, Isuhu Yellow, and Damuna.”