Tinubu orders NSA, Service Chiefs on insecurity, says, “Enough is enough”

President Bola Tinubu has issued marching orders to security agencies to tackle insecurity within the country.

The president ordered a complete overhaul of Nigeria’s security strategy, saying, “Enough is enough.”

The directive was contained in a statement signed by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga. The president’s directive emanated from a meeting with security chiefs on Wednesday at the Presidential Villa in Abuja

There have been killings in Borno, Benue, Plateau, and Kwara states.

Addressing State House Correspondents after the meeting, Nuhu Ribadu, National Security Adviser (NSA), said Tinubu directed a new approach to tackling insecurity across the country.

According to Ribadu, “Mr. President gave us the chance to come and brief him again. It lasted very long. We gave him an update on what was going on.”

He explained that while the President was on official visits to Paris and London, he remained actively involved and continued to issue instructions to security agencies.

“Today, we had the opportunity to come and brief him again, and it lasted hours. It was a very detailed briefing, and it was exhaustive.

“The issue of insecurity often is not just at the higher levels. It involves the subunits. They are the ones who are directly with the people, especially when some of the challenges border on community problems.

“We need to work with the communities. We need to work with the local governments, and we need to work with the governors.

“The President directed that we work more with governors,” he said.

Ribadu noted that the president was “very worried and concerned” at the meeting.

“He said, ‘Enough is enough.’ We are working to ensure that we restore peace and security.”

“We were all at the meeting with the president, armed forces, police, and intelligence community,” Ribadu added.