Icymi … Race to Capture Most Wanted: Does CDS Moses have what is needed to end the bandits in Nigeria?

On Thursday, May 15, 2025, Nigerian Defense Chief of Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, made a promise that was often repeated that it was only a problem before the insecurity that had damaged the country was labeled.

Saat berbicara kepada para wartawan di Maiduguri, Negara Bagian Borno, ketika ia memimpin para pemimpin keamanan lainnya pada kunjungan penilaian ke komando teater Operasi Timur Laut ‘Hadin Kai’, Musa menegaskan bahwa gelombang serangan baru oleh Boko Haram dan negara bagian Islam di Afrika Barat (ISWAP) tidak menjadi penyebab kekhawatiran bagi Nigeria karena, menurutnya, menurutnya, menurutnya, menurutnya, menurut kelompok Nigeria.

He insisted that the Nigerian military and other security institutions firmly control the situation in the northeast despite the revival of rebel activities in the region.

“The attack bag should not be the cause of concerns because the military and security agents are firmly in control,” Musa said.

“Security is not the business of one person. I begged everyone to join the struggle against Boko Haram and Iswap, Banditry, kidnapping, and all forms of crime for peace and development of our country.

“The federal government under the President of Bola Ahmed Tinubu is committed to bringing lasting peace and development to all parts of Nigeria.

“But say that the pockets of new attacks should not be the cause of concern because the Nigerian military and other security institutions are above the situation.

“We have also received a more sophisticated weapon that will soon be mobilized with a new strategy to end the madness of terrorism.

“What we witnessed here is an eclipse caused by pressure on terrorists in the Sahel region, forcing them to increase attacks in Nigeria, especially around the border of the Lake Chad Basin.

“We work diligently to overcome these challenges. During my recent trip to Russia, Nigeria maintains an attitude that is not in harmony but is involved with the main stakeholders who are ready to partner with us in this fight,” added CDS.

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Apart from the CDS regular guarantee, the reality on land has shown that the Nigerian military does not exist in a place that almost won the war against terrorism in the country.

A new report published by SBM Intelligence revealed that at least 2000 Nigerians were killed by terrorists and bandits in the first quarter of 2025, with most attacks recorded in the states of Borno, Zamfara, Plateau, Katsina, Benue, Kaduna, Niger, Edo, Ondo and Anambra.

Details of the numbers -the number showed that Borno recorded the highest number of deaths with 515, followed by Zamfara with 408, while the highlands contributed 170, Katsina 155, Benue, 101, Niger, 68, Anambra, 63, Edo, 60 Ondo, 59 and Kaduna, 58.

While the report stated that 136 security personnel were killed during the same period, further disturbances showed that 892 civilians lost their lives, along with 462 bandits, 119 criminals, 234 members of Boko Haram, 42 kidnappers, and 66 cult.

“In terms of geopolitical zone distribution, northwest records 706 deaths, northeast 552, North Central 273, South East 185, South West 163, and South-Selatan 121,” he said.

However, Moses’s updated oath did not disappear in the Nigerians because this was not the first time he made such promises that many people could see as promises and rhetoric while the reality remained that the feeling of insecurity, terrorism, and bandits had become a serious disorder in many parts of this country, especially in the northern region.

The Boko Haram sect and his spray group, Iswap ,, in recent weeks, launched a series of deadly attacks, mostly targeting military and community formations in the states of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, which resulted in the death of the army and the destruction of military equipment and military destruction and military destruction and military destruction and military military destruction and military destruction and military destruction and military destruction and military destruction.

Bandit has invaded and killed many residents in Plateau, Benue, Katsina and Kaduna, new terror groups, Lakurawa and Mahmudah have destroyed chaos in the states of Niger and Kwara.

Nigeria remembered that Moses had made the same oath during a press conference in Abuja on September 10, 2024, where he boasted that the most famous Nigerian bandit leader, Bello Turji and other terrorist kingpins would soon be eliminated while insecurity would be something from the past.

But as it was established, eight good months after he made an appointment that had been followed by a similar branch by a CD, a wave of insecurity in this country was not reduced, on the contrary, they seemed to increase at a worrying level. The situation that makes many people ask questions if the defense chief of defense really has what is needed to end the bandits in this country.

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