Federal Government Boosts Security In North Central Nigeria

By Micheal Chukwuebuka

The Federal Government is intensifying security operations across Nigeria’s North Central region to protect civilians in vulnerable communities, following cowardly terrorist attacks that claimed the lives of about 75 innocent villagers in Kwara State.

The Minister of Information and National Orientation Mohammed Idris in a statement said the renewed offensive, code-named Operation Savannah Shield, entails the deployment of military, police, and national forest guard units operating under the expanded security mandate that President Bola Tinubu established when he declared a state of emergency on national security on 26 November 2026 to reinforce security assets in the theatre.

President Tinubu condemned the Kwara attacks as heartless, and emblematic of a doomed campaign by terrorists who deliberately target soft subjects.

The Minister added that the Nigeria Police Force has executed a large-scale redeployment of officers previously assigned to VIP escort duties nationwide have returned to core community policing functions, delivering measurable improvements in security presence across Kwara, Plateau, Benue, Kogi, Nasarawa, Niger, and the Federal Capital Territory.

Minister Idris said President Tinubu has consistently affirmed that Nigeria’s counter-terrorism operations will remain Nigerian-led and sovereignty-driven. Where appropriate and consistent with the nation’s interests, the Government welcomes broad cooperation, including from the United States and other partners on intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, in support of objectives defined by Nigeria, and for Nigerians.