APM tackles defence minister over claim on insecurity, says terrorism not defeated

The party cited the 2026 Global Terrorism Index (GTI), claiming that Nigeria had risen from sixth place in the 2025 index to fourth place among the world’s most terrorism-affected countries.

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has called for increased adoption of artificial intelligence, unmanned systems and other emerging technologies to strengthen Nigeria’s capacity to tackle evolving security threats. Speaking at a colloquium by the Ministry of Defence on Thursday in Abuja, Musa said

The minister said while terrorist attacks had reduced, kidnapping had become a more prominent security challenge, describing it as an increasingly social problem.