- Nigeria is currently confronting a multilayered terror ecosystem involving ISIS- and al-Qaeda-linked groups
- The Presidency emphasised that terrorists whether they carry a flag or operate covertly are responsible for killings
- Dare argued that portraying President Bola Tinubu’s administration as incapable of safeguarding citizens was both misleading
The Presidency has dismissed calls for Nigeria to surrender its internal security to foreign governments, describing such suggestions as a dangerous attempt to undermine the nation’s sovereignty.
Eko Hot Blog reports that the rebuttal, issued through Presidential media aide Sunday Dare, targeted former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s comments implying that Nigerians could seek foreign intervention if the government fails to protect them.
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Dare argued that portraying President Bola Tinubu’s administration as incapable of safeguarding citizens was both misleading and unfair, insisting Nigeria is facing real terrorists whose operations span international, regional and local networks.
He faulted Obasanjo for proposing what he described as “capitulation,” noting that those who ignored early warning signs during their own administrations now seek to sit in judgment.
The Presidency emphasised that terrorists whether they carry a flag or operate covertly are responsible for killings, kidnappings, village raids and attacks on infrastructure, stressing that no euphemism should dilute the gravity of the threat.
According to the statement, Nigeria is currently confronting a multilayered terror ecosystem involving ISIS- and al-Qaeda-linked groups in the Sahel, cross-border extremists exploiting porous frontiers, and local violent actors disguising criminality as banditry.
The Presidency maintained that these groups collaborate through shared funding, ideology, weapons and intelligence, reinforcing the need for a firm national response rather than external control.
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