ADC Presidential Aspirant Unveils Tough Anti-Terrorism Measures

Zainab Abioye

Mohammed Hayatu-deen, a presidential aspirant of the African Democratic Congress, has unveiled a series of tough measures aimed at tackling terrorism, banditry and kidnapping across Nigeria if elected president.

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He said the country’s security crisis is deeply connected to its economic challenges, stressing that rising poverty, unemployment and violence continue to reinforce each other across the nation.

“When farmers can’t get to their fields, food prices rise. When traders can’t move goods, the cost of living rises. When young people can’t find work, criminal networks find recruits,” he wrote.

Hayatu-deen said one of his first actions in office would be to formally proscribe groups such as Yan Bindiga and ISWAP-linked kidnapping syndicates under the Prevention of Terrorism Law.

He also promised to set up fast-track anti-terrorism courts to ensure speedy prosecution of bandits, kidnappers and their collaborators, adding that the era of light sentences and endless judicial delays would come to an end.

The aspirant also promised to order the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission and the Central Bank of Nigeria to identify, freeze and seize assets linked to terrorism financing, ransom collection and arms trafficking.

According to him, security agencies would employ modern surveillance technologies and intelligence sharing systems to track criminal networks and ransom flows nationwide.

Hayatu-deen also pledged to end federal involvement in ransom payments and negotiated amnesties for armed groups, insisting that criminal violence should not be rewarded with public funds or political concessions.

He added that his administration will rebuild regional security cooperation through the multinational joint task force involving Chad, Niger, Cameroon and Benin.

The presidential aspirant also proposed reforms to improve intelligence coordination among military, police, DSS, immigration, customs and financial intelligence agencies.

He said the military cannot continue to police communities indefinitely, stressing the need for stronger police systems, better training and rapid response structures nationwide.

Hayatu-deen also promised targeted economic recovery programs for regions heavily affected by insecurity, particularly for youth vulnerable to recruitment by criminal and extremist groups.

Hayatu-deen said the proposed reforms aim to restore order, rebuild trust in government and make communities safer across Nigeria.

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