Metro [LIST] 8 Deadly Security Threats President Buhari Must Tackle

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Nigeria is currently plagued by a number of security issues, posing a variety of threats to Africa’s most populous country. Daily Trust takes a look at some of them

Boko Haram
For years it had wreaked unspeakable havoc on parts of Nigeria, especially the North-East region, but it was the infamous abduction of over 200 schoolgirls from their dormitory in the sleepy town of Chibok in 2014 that attracted global attention.

Armed robbery

Another security threat that is plaguing the country is armed banditry. Only recently, a new trend of robbery which was quite different in outlook occurred at Ogolonto area of Ikorodu, Lagos State, when a lady reportedly led the gang to the banks and stayed outside while the two-hour operation lasted

Militancy

Ethnic militia has been a recurring decimal in Nigeria and its fledgling democracy.

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Cultism

In 1952, a group of seven students from the University College Ibadan were said to have formed the Pyrates Confraternity. They called themselves the Magnificent Seven. They observed that the university was populated with wealthy students who were associated with colonial powers, today, they are threats to the society.

Piracy

In 2004, the Malaysia-based International Maritime Bureau (IMB) said that half of the 30 deaths recorded in pirate attacks around the world between 1st January and 30th June of that year occurred in Nigerian territorial waters.In terms of the number of attacks, Nigeria was ranked third with 13 attacks, behind Indonesia (50) and the Malacca Straits (20).

Kidnapping

Another security concern spreading across Nigeria like wildfire is kidnapping. When it began in the creeks of the Niger Delta region some years ago, nobody thought it would become a nightmare

Cattle rustling

Jan Birni, a community in Birnin Gwari local government area of Kaduna State, which lies on the border between Kaduna, Katsina and Zamfara states, is one of the areas that has been in the grip of cattle rustlers. Little wonder the traditional ruler of the area and Emir of Birnin Gwari, Alhaji Zubair Maigwari, was reported to have lamented that his community had completely been taken over by rustlers who kill, maim and rape their victims before dispossessing them of their hard-earned investments.
 
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