Nigeria reps demand security overhaul, cite election focus

In a sweeping critique of the government's performance, the minority caucus of Nigeria's House of Representatives on Wednesday called for an immediate overhaul of the nation's security architecture and accused the administration of President Bola Tinubu of neglecting governance to focus on the 2027 elections. Minority Leader Fred Agbedi delivered the assessment at a press conference in Abuja, declaring that "Nigeria is bleeding" from a combination of severe insecurity, economic hardship, and threats to democratic institutions.

The lawmakers pointed to the recent killing of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar while in terrorist captivity in Katsina State as a tragic symbol of the nation's security crisis. Agbedi described the abduction of the general alongside his wife, who was later released under unclear circumstances, as a "grave indictment of a failed state." The caucus demanded a full and transparent investigation into the incident, arguing that Nigerians deserve to know how such a high-ranking military officer could be killed with impunity.

The caucus also highlighted the ongoing captivity of school children and their teachers abducted in Oyo State, calling for an...