The former Zamfara State Deputy Chief of Staff, Alhaji Bashir Maru was absent in court as his trial began in a two-count criminal charge against him and
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Battling Terrorism In Nigeria: The New No-Nonsense Phase, By Wole Olaoye
NSA Babagana Monguno: Poised on a new phase of battling terrorism in Nigeria. Picture credit: PM News.
While it is desirable indeed, imperative that the underlying problems of poverty, illiteracy, social dislocation that predispose young people to terrorism are addressed, there can be no pussyfooting about applying the hammer to the terrorists and their allies, no matter how maze-like their subterfuge.
Mohammed Babagana Monguno, Nigeria’s National Security Adviser, usually doesn’t hug the klieg lights. In the face of the unprecedented spate of kidnappings, armed banditry and other threats to society, however, the retired army General recently spoke in unmistakable terms, which many analysts have interpreted as signalling the much desired no-nonsense phase of the war against the many variants of terror stalking the land.