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The Chief of Army Staff, Olufemi Oluyede, has attributed Nigeria’s growing security challenges to instability in the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel region and the Gulf of Guinea, warning that developments in neighbouring regions continue to fuel domestic threats.
Oluyede made the observation while delivering a lecture at the Nigerian Army Day Celebration, NADCEL, 2026 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

The Army Chief said Nigeria’s security landscape has become increasingly complex, with the country confronting insurgency, terrorism, banditry, cybercrime, transnational organised crime and resource-related conflicts.

According to him, the proliferation of small arms, porous borders and the exploitation of ethnic and religious divisions have further complicated efforts to tackle insecurity.

“Beyond Nigeria’s borders, instability within the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel Region and along the Gulf of Guinea continues to influence and exacerbate the domestic threat environment,” he said.

Oluyede noted that emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence, cyber operations and unmanned systems, have altered the nature of modern warfare, requiring the military to adopt innovative strategies to address evolving security threats.

He said the Nigerian Army has continued to strengthen its operations through enhanced collaboration with other security agencies, improved intelligence gathering and deeper community engagement.

The Army Chief added that the military has invested in modern technology, capacity building and a combination of kinetic and non-kinetic approaches aimed at disrupting criminal networks and restoring peace in affected communities.

According to him, military operations now place greater emphasis on civilian protection, respect for human rights and building public trust.

He highlighted initiatives such as the establishment of Human Rights Desks, expanded civil-military relations programmes and the enforcement of rules of engagement designed to prioritise civilian safety.

Oluyede also disclosed that the Army is expanding training in counter-insurgency, urban warfare and cyber defence, while supporting reconstruction, peace-building and humanitarian efforts in conflict-affected areas.

He reaffirmed the Nigerian Army’s commitment to innovation, professionalism and collaboration with regional and international partners in addressing the country’s security challenges.

Source; https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/05/instability-in-lake-chad-sahel-worsening-nigerias-insecurity-coas/

Sounding like this will only make you irresponsible/incompetent

We are not interested in whatever story you are telling

How many are those miscreants that they have been giving us unnecessary sleepless nights!

Clear them with no mercy

I am sure same instabilty is responsible for ignoring victims while giving aggressors amnesty and cash.
It is also the reason for not tracking bandits who do giveaway on social media.
Even those times the army withdrew and allowed mass abduction, it is down to instability in the sahel.
Idiots.

The thunda that will faya many top military men is using escavator as spoon to eat rice walahi.

Rule no. 1:

Never negotiate with Jeehardeest.
Never even show the body language that you possibly can do so.
They never forgive weakness.

And for your information:
It has been verified that Iran sponsored the terrorism in the Lake Chad region as protection for the miners who mined the 300 tonnes of uranium ore that they use for their yellow cake. But Nigerian Iranians don't care.

May ALMIGHTY I AM THAT I AM help defeat the white Dragon that is behind the killings in Nigeria in JESUS AHAYAHsha Supremely Powerful Name!

That shows how porous our border is.

Just lying like devil's P.A.

We are a sovereign nation, and foreigners should not be coming into our nation to wreck havoc.

If you can't protect our borders, resign.

Ok we have heard

Check my below

Excuses. Nigeria needs to contract security to foreign defense companies. Clearly we are overwhelmed

There’s no country that doesn’t face problems or external security threats. You don’t see their army chiefs coming out to say it’ll affect them. They put in the work to secure their territory and people.

Mr. Man pls do your job and leave us out of these explanations.

Very funny people 🤣. continue blaming other countries and looking for unnecessary useless excuses. Very soon we'll start hearing insecurity in Nigeria is due to 2018 fifa world cup

So so excuses from incompetent lots

Excuses by overpaid government officials like this one, is worsening Nigeria’s insecurity.

When will Tinubu and his cronies stop making excuses and start making Nigeria secure, safe and prosperous again like it was before the master strategist went to Kaduna and begged Buhari to make Jonathan a one term president?

They should ensure stricter border rules. That corridor is darned too porous abeg

adenigga:
Source; https://dailypost.ng/2026/07/05/instability-in-lake-chad-sahel-worsening-nigerias-insecurity-coas/

Excuse upon excuse, meanwhile you know those behind insecurity in Nigeria...

Tell the man

CodeTemplar:
I am sure same instabilty is responsible for ignoring victims while giving aggressors amnesty and cash.
It is also the reason for not tracking bandits who do giveaway on social media.
Even those times the army withdrew and allowed mass abduction, it is down to instability in the sahel.
Idiots.

The thunda that will faya many top military men is using escavator as spoon to eat rice walahi.

Na today we hear news.
Do your damn job and leave the fish to swim

then work on it and stop giving excuses

We have to defend our boarders and not to complain ..

Yes of course.

Instability in other countries are the reasons why Nigerian farmers to going to farm (except they pay levies or stfu when their crops are being destroyed)

- instability in other countries is why the monarchs of certain region is being slaughtered like malus.

- instability in other countries is why school kids are not the new targets of the day

- instability in other countries is the reason why Nigerians now sleep with one eye close and the other open because nobody knows when the amnesty region will snatch their lives.

Everything chaos happening in Nigeria is because caused by other countries, but anything development happening in other countries is a taboo in Nigeria.

Now it is Sahel disturbing Nigeria, internally kidnappers are incharge.

iwaeda:
Now it is Sahel disturbing Nigeria, internally kidnappers are incharge.

Don't mind them. Kidnappers have taken over the country.

How Would You Justify The Following Extravagant Spendings Under Tinubu's Government:

1. 21 Billion Naira To Renovate The Vice President House. No like they bought new kidneys or anything...for a house already functional. Done with public funds.

2. 70 Billion Naira To The National Assembly Members To Buy SUVs At The Cost 160 Million Naira Per One For Senators And House Of Representatives Members Specifically. To buy silence is every expensive.

3. 4 Billion Naira To Renovate Dodan Barrack Lagos Another 3 Billion Naira To Renovate Aguda House

4. 5 Billion Naira Was Given To Presidential Tax Reforms Committee Of Less Than Twenty People Headed By Taiwo Oyedele With Nothing To Show For It

6. 1.5 Billion Naira To Purchase Cars For Your Wife Senator Oluremi Tinubu Despite The Fact That First Lady Office Is Not Recognised By Our Constitution. Public funds they will later come around and claim they donated.

7. 300% Salary Increase For The Judges Which Was Speedily Passed By The Insensitive And Irresponsible Senators. The law has been bought.

8. 5 Billion Naira Was Budgeted For Presidential Fleet Of Cars For President Bola Ahmad Tinubu. I mean for someone who already has over 40 cars following him already.

9. 5 Billion equally budgeted for Presidential Yatch. The commonwealth is now a personal wealth.

10. 225 Billion naira spent on so-called Presidential Jet Festus Keyamo compensated.

11. 90 Billion naira spent on 2024 Hajj pilgrimage . Religion is a personal business. This is extravagant and irrelevant.

12. Billions of Naira Was Budgeted For Trips Including The Vice President Kashim Shettima To The Detriment Of The Citizens

13. Every Senator Is Paid 21 Million Naira Monthly

14. House Of Representatives Are Earning 13.5 Million Monthly All The Increment Was Done By Tinubu's Government

15. 15 Trillion Naira Lagos Calabar Coastal Road Was Awarded Illegally To Tinubu's Friend A Lebanese Gilbert Chagoury Who Was Repatriated Back To His Country By The Former President Obasanjo. I mean "awarded." No bids.

16. Billions lavished to lobbyist to romance against the Christian genocide.

17. How about the crazy number of ministers doing nothing?

18. N36Billion used shamelessly to Repaint the International Conference Centre...

Nigeria is a rich country. But ruled by the worst.

Argue with yourself.

My post was removed and I was banned without doing anything, I am just trying to document my journey on the Yoruba language, and then the bots banned me for no actual reason, Please do something, and restore my removed post

This is the link to the thread:

https://www.nairaland.com/8703795/new-yoruba-words-spellings-created#139937423

odumchi, bigfrancis21, Fulaman198 Dominique myndd44

I have always said it aleins non state actor are always entering nigeria like they are doing inter state

But when it comes to mobilizing troops to immediately abort an impending coup in a nearby African country you guys know how to move fast and quench it right? Una think say we all be fools for this country ba? You can attend well to other people's business but the fire burning on your own roof ain't none of your business right?

If you can trace how they get weapons and ammunitions then it's over

Sounding like a broken record.

I see. Instability is the reason why tracking citizens on social media is given high priority over tracking bandits and terr***sts showing off bundles of money on social media

🤡🤡🤡

There should be a battalion of soldiers with tanks, drones, every weapons support from the air Force station at where it border Nigeria all year round at least if we can not control it. This is why i like the IDF Nigeria army just scream of incompetence.