ACF calls for overhaul of Nigeria’s security strategy amid rising terror attacks

The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has called for a full overhaul of nationalist information strategies to forestall Nigeria’s descent into anarchy from extremism and insurgency, pursuing what it described arsenic “tragic deaths from violent attacks successful Borno, Plateau, and different states.”

A connection issued by Prof. T. A. Muhammad-Baba, ACF National Publicity Secretary, said, “The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) is gravely saddened to person the caller highly disturbing quality of a tragic insecurity incidental astatine Borno and Plateau states. Earlier, akin attacks successful Katsina, Kwara, Niger, Zamfara, and different states had besides been recorded.

“The weaponry blast successful Maiduguri, Borno State, connected Monday, 16th March 2026, near successful its aftermath deaths, injuries, and different traumatic impacts connected scores of persons. The bombing incidental came connected the heels of devastating attacks connected subject formations successful the state, resulting successful deaths and injuries to gallant soldiers arsenic good arsenic the demolition and the looting of captious subject facilities.”

Similarly, the connection explained that, days earlier successful Plateau State, yet much convulsive weapon attacks connected communities took place, followed by the sidesplitting of subject unit by transgression elements, stressing that earlier incidents successful Katsina, Kwara, Niger and Zamfara states had grimly added to the sordid statistics.

“The tragic bloodlet...