Tukur Buratai , a former Chief of Army Staff, has warned that Nigeria’s worsening security situation could deteriorate further if urgent and decisive measures are not taken. He cautioned that political leaders, including ministers, senators, and governors, may soon become targets for bandits and insurgents.
Buratai issued the warning in a statement titled, “A frank and patriotic advice on Nigeria’s escalating security crisis,” following reports surrounding the abduction and killing of a senior military officer, Maj.-Gen. Rabe Abubakar. According to the former army chief, the killing of a senior military officer by non-state actors signals a dangerous escalation in the country’s security challenges and should serve as a wake-up call to authorities at all levels.
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“When a general falls into the hands of non-state actors, it signals a serious erosion of tactical deterrence,” Buratai warned. “If this trend continues
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