Tinubu’s five-year defence plan to tackle insecurity ready

President Bola Tinubu’s proposed Five-Year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to tackle terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other security threats is ready, the All Progressives Congress (APC) Presidential Campaign Council has said.

The council said the plan would strengthen Nigeria’s security architecture through a coordinated, intelligence-led and technology-driven approach to national defence.

In a statement issued on Sunday, the council’s spokesperson, Dele Alake, said the framework would align defence priorities, operational requirements, capability development and expenditure with the country’s current and anticipated security challenges.

He said the initiative was part of Tinubu’s determination to address the 17-year security crisis affecting parts of the country.

According to Alake, military operations under the administration have led to the elimination of more than 15,000 terrorists and bandits in the last three years.

He also claimed that over 130,000 Boko Haram fighters and their dependents had surrendered through Operation Safe Corridor, the Federal Government’s rehabilitation programme for repentant insurgents.

The council said the administration was pursuing a two-pronged strategy involving sustained military operations and non-kinetic interventions to address insecurity.

Alake said the five-year plan would improve combat readiness, address critical capability gaps, optimise resources and reduce unnecessary expenditure.

He added that the framework would ensure security investments were guided by identified threats, operational needs and national priorities.