Killings: Tinubu Issues Marching Orders to NSA, Service Chiefs, Says ‘Enough Is Enough’

President Bola Tinubu has ordered security agencies to take decisive action against the growing insecurity across the nation.

During a meeting with security chiefs at the Presidential Villa in Abuja on Wednesday, Tinubu called for a complete overhaul of Nigeria’s security framework, declaring that “enough is enough.” The directive was shared in a statement issued by his spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.

The move comes amid recent reports of violence and killings in Borno, Benue, Plateau, and Kwara states.

Following the meeting, National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu told State House Correspondents that the President had mandated a fresh strategy to address the escalating insecurity throughout the country.

Ribadu said, “Mr President gave us the chance to come and brief him again. It lasted very long. We gave him an update on what was going on.”

Ribadu explained that even while President Tinubu was on official visits to Paris and London, he remained fully engaged and continued to issue directives to security agencies, ensuring that security operations did not lose momentum in his absence.

“Today, we had the opportunity to come and brief him again, and it lasted hours. It was a very detailed briefing, and it was exhaustive.

“The issue of insecurity often is not just at the higher levels. It involves the subunits. They are the ones who are directly with the people, especially when some of the challenges border on community problems.

“We need to work with the communities. We need to work with the local governments, and we need to work with the governors.

“The President directed that we work more with governors,” he said.

Ribadu noted that the President was “very worried and concerned” at the meeting.

“He said, ‘Enough is enough’. We are working to ensure that we restore peace and security.”

“We were all at the meeting with the President, armed forces, police, and intelligence community,” Ribadu added.