Defence Minister Reveals a Hidden Factor Fueling Nigeria’s Security Crisis

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Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd), has explained why the fight against terrorism, banditry, and other security threats continues to pose a major challenge across the country.

Speaking during the June 12 edition of The Platform, organised by The Covenant Nation in Lagos, the Defence Minister said criminal activities remain difficult to eliminate because some individuals within affected communities allegedly provide support to the perpetrators.

“Banditry, insurgency, terrorism. Why does it seem so difficult to deal with it? Perhaps, we have the people that are also encouraging and supporting these things from happening because the terrorists, the bandits, survive around the people.

“There are several stories of how people have aided them in giving them food, giving them water, and giving them information, and these are the things that keep them going, and we call this the oxygen

“Who is funding them? Who are those giving them information? Who are those giving them the logistics that keep them going? It is still the people,” he asked.

Musa noted that contemporary security challenges have become more complex because many criminal groups operate within civilian communities, making it increasingly difficult for security agencies to identify and separate them from the general population.

The former Chief of Defence Staff stressed that security agencies alone cannot win the battle against insecurity without the active involvement of citizens.

He urged Nigerians to work closely with security operatives by providing timely intelligence, reporting suspicious activities, and supporting efforts aimed at restoring peace and stability across the country.

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