- NSA added that the strategy offers a unified, coordinated and measurable framework to tackle emerging security threats
- Akpabio stressed that the strategy’s success depends on collaboration between citizens, communities, security agencies
- Akpabio said the plan responds to Nigeria’s long-standing security challenges
Senate President, Godswill Akpabio, has unveiled Nigeria’s Counter-Terrorism Strategic Plan 2025–2030, describing it as a decisive blueprint for confronting terrorism and violent extremism.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the document, produced by the National Counter-Terrorism Centre under the Office of the National Security Adviser, outlines Nigeria’s new security direction for the next five years and aims to modernise the nation’s counter-terrorism approach.
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Akpabio said the plan responds to Nigeria’s long-standing security challenges by providing a structured pathway to protect citizens and strengthen national resilience.
He noted that insecurity continues to erode development gains, with investors withdrawing, schools shutting down, and farmers abandoning farmlands due to fear.
He emphasised that while the National Assembly has passed landmark security laws, including reforms in defence, policing, intelligence, cybersecurity, and counter-terrorism legislation, they alone cannot deliver safety. The plan, he said, bridges the gap between intent and measurable outcomes.
Akpabio stressed that the strategy’s success depends on collaboration between citizens, communities, security agencies, traditional rulers, and international partners, adding that the new plan stands out because it adopts a Whole-of-Government and Whole-of-Society model.
National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu, represented by Major General Adamu Laka, said the plan is the product of extensive research and collaboration across ministries, security institutions, academia, civil society, and global partners.
He noted that the vision is to build the NCTC into a regional hub for counter-terrorism excellence.
The NSA added that the strategy offers a unified, coordinated, and measurable framework to tackle emerging security threats while strengthening Nigeria’s leadership in West African security cooperation.
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