A political analyst has warned that rural communities across Northern Nigeria are being systematically displaced as insecurity worsens and spreads under President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration between May 2023 and June 2026.
The assessment was made by Engr. Abdulauf Adamu, Director of Consultancy Services for Information and Communication Technology at the Jigawa State Polytechnic, Kazaure.
In an exclusive interview with DAILY POST, Adamu gave a full evaluation of Nigeria’s security situation.
According to him, a fair assessment must begin with what the administration inherited in 2023.
“When President Tinubu assumed office on May 29, 2023, insecurity was already widespread. Many Nigerians were living in fear, especially in rural areas regularly besieged by non-state armed groups,” he said.
He added that insecurity had already disrupted education and economic life across the country.
“Insecurity was also taking a grave toll on economic activities, particularly commerce and agriculture, and schools in many parts of the country were shut down following mass abductions of students,” he said.
He stressed that this context is critical as no fair analysis can attribute the structural roots of Northern insecurity to any single administration.
The analyst noted some limited progress in the North-East, particularly in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa states.
“There has been a significant reduction in insurgency-related deaths across parts of the North-East. These developments do not signify victory, but they show degradation of insurgent capacity,” he said.
He added that joint operations with international partners also contributed to counter-terrorism gains.
“Joint operations with foreign partners, including the
