{"id":2185,"date":"2025-12-23T19:58:46","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:58:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2185"},"modified":"2025-12-23T19:58:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-23T19:58:47","slug":"tinubu-declares-bandits-violent-cults-armed-groups-as-terrorists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tona.today\/?p=2185","title":{"rendered":"Tinubu declares bandits, violent cults, armed groups as terrorists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">President Bola Tinubu says bandits, violent cult groups, kidnappers, foreign-linked mercenaries, and other armed non-state actors will be treated as terrorists under a new security framework to be rolled out by his administration.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tinubu said this on Friday when he presented the budget proposal for the 2026 fiscal year to a joint session of the National Assembly, stating that his government will go after enablers and not just perpetrators of crimes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Kizz Daniel, Tekno - Buga (Official Video)\" width=\"980\" height=\"551\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bLF90M96m2Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cUnder this new architecture, any armed group or gun-wielding non-state actors operating outside state authority will be regarded as terrorists,\u201d the former Lagos State governor told the gathering at the National Assembly in Abuja.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBandits, militias, armed gangs, armed robbers, violent cults, forest-based armed groups, and foreign-linked mercenaries will all be targeted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will go after all those who perpetrate violence for political or sectarian ends, along with those who finance and facilitate their evil schemes.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the new doctrine will \u201cfundamentally change how we confront terrorism and other violent crimes\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In recent months, Nigeria has experienced a surge in crimes such as mass abductions and banditry, among others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite these, the president is unrelenting in his resolve for a peaceful Nigeria, and has declared war on criminals, whom he said will get \u201cno mercy\u201d from his government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe will usher in a new era of criminal justice. We will show no mercy to those who commit or support acts of terrorism, banditry, kidnapping for ransom, and other violent crimes,\u201d Tinubu said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He promised to continue to invest in security and increase the capacity of the armed forces and other security agencies<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cTo secure our country, our priority will remain on increasing the fighting capability of our armed forces and other security agencies and boosting the effectiveness of our fighting forces with cutting-edge equipment and other hardware,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">To buttress this, Tinubu is earmarking \u20a6 5.41 trillion, out of \u20a658.1 trillion proposed 2026 budget, for security and defence. 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