Presidency to Ndume: Share terror intelligence with military

2026-03-24 - 18:34

....Says Tinubu’s govt has been equipping armed forces By Johnbosco Agbakwuru ABUJA — The Presidency on Tuesday responded to Senator Ali Ndume’s warning that Borno State and the entire North East could be overtaken by terrorists if the military is not adequately equipped. Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Information and Strategy, said the government has been equipping the armed forces to combat terrorism. He stressed that both the military and the civilian Joint Task Force (JTF) are actively engaged in operations to safeguard the North East and Nigerians. Onanuga urged the long-serving senator to provide the military with any intelligence he might have regarding planned terrorist attacks, rather than raising public alarms. He said: “I don’t know what purpose this alarm by Senator Ali Ndume really serves. If he has intelligence that terrorists are planning to attack the entire North East, as a longtime senator, he should pass the information to the military, not engage in scaremongering. “The Tinubu government has been equipping the armed forces. It is not miserly about it. In addition to seeking assistance from countries such as the US, UK, France, and Turkey, we are also collaborating with our Sahelian neighbours. “Our armed forces and the civilian JTF are doing everything humanly possible in waging this guerrilla war against the terrorists to make the North East and the Nigerian people safe.”