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A former deputy director of the Department of State Services, Dennis Amachree, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to focus on tackling insecurity rather than political campaigns ahead of the 2027 elections.
Speaking on Sunday Politics on Channels Television, Amachree argued that the President should concentrate on addressing the country’s worsening security challenges before pursuing electoral ambitions.
“If he wants to return as President, just as Jonathan did, he should stop the political campaigns and face the security problem frontally. Solve it first. If we need help from outside, get it. Then we can return to campaigning,” Amachree said.
He stressed that responsibility for resolving the security crisis ultimately rests with the Commander-in-Chief and expressed confidence that the National Assembly would support decisive measures if it perceived strong commitment from the presidency.
Concern Over Delayed Security Reforms
Amachree also criticised the slow pace of reforms aimed at strengthening Nigeria’s security architecture, particularly the prolonged debate over state policing.
According to him, important security-related legislation often takes too long despite the National Assembly’s ability to pass urgent bills quickly when necessary.
He questioned why efforts to establish state police had faced delays despite growing security threats across the country, including kidnapping and banditry.
‘No Nigerian Is Safe’ — Bukarti
Also appearing on the programme, security analyst and lawyer Bulama Bukarti described the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar in bandits’ captivity as a disturbing reflection of Nigeria’s security situation.
Bukarti said the abduction and death of a retired senior military officer demonstrated that insecurity had reached a level where no Nigerian could consider themselves immune.
“If a retired military general and former spokesperson of the Nigerian Army could be abducted, held for about two weeks and eventually killed, it tells us that no Nigerian is safe,” he said.
He noted that the retired general was kidnapped on a public road rather than in a remote area, which he said highlighted the increasing confidence and operational reach of criminal groups.
Insecurity Now a National Challenge
Bukarti warned that insecurity, once largely associated with the North-East, has expanded across the North-West, North-Central and parts of the South-West.
According to him, the inability of security agencies to rescue the retired general before his death underscores the growing complexity of the security crisis.
The comments come amid heightened public concern over rising incidents of kidnapping, banditry and violent crime, including recent abductions in several states and attacks on schools and communities.
Major General Rabe Abubakar, a former military spokesperson, died while being held by bandits after he was abducted along the Katsina–Matazu road in Katsina State. His death has sparked renewed calls for stronger and more coordinated action against insecurity across Nigeria.
