Over the last two decades, the numbers of insurgents, terrorists and armed bandits in Nigeria have been growing astronomically.
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The NSA said the arrest was “the most decisive blow against Ansaru” since its inception and it would open doors to more arrests, given the intelligence obtained. The two men have jointly spearheaded multiple attacks on civilians, security forces and critical national infrastructure. I join numerous Nigerians and the international community in congratulating our security forces for this victory.
The capture of leading members of terrorist groups is always an important event but its success in degrading the ability of the group to continue its terrorist activities is always a function of the ability of the security agencies to follow up with more attacks that can prevent the group from recuperating and re-organising after the blow. Way back in 2016, security forces had arrested another leader of the group, Khalid al-Barnawi in Lokoja, Kogi State.
Maybe the most serious generator of violent extremism and bandit terrorism in Nigeria is the perception that Nigerians have developed about the governing class. Its members are accurately seen as being extremely corrupt, self-serving and completely disinterested in the progress of the nation. Many within the younger generation have come to see themselves as inheritors of the governing class and are copying its behaviour.
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