Southeast Now Calmer With Sit-At-Home Fading
National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu has stated that the influence of separatist-enforced ‘sit-at-home’ orders in the South-East is rapidly diminishing, citing significant improvements in security across the region.
Speaking at the All Progressives Congress (APC) National Summit in Abuja on Thursday—an event where the Federal Government unveiled its two-year performance report—Ribadu highlighted progress made under President Bola Tinubu’s administration in tackling key security challenges nationwide.
He emphasized that the operational capacity of the proscribed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) and its militant wing, the Eastern Security Network (ESN), has been substantially degraded, with many of their key operatives either apprehended or neutralized, leading to a marked decline in separatist activities.
“The ‘sit-at-home’ orders are becoming more and more ineffective,” he declared, adding that attacks on security personnel in the region have significantly reduced.
He revealed that more than 50 police stations and posts have been rebuilt as normal social and economic activities gradually return across the South-East.
In the North-West, Ribadu described the past year as a “watershed” in the fight against armed banditry.
According to him, 11,250 hostages have been rescued since President Tinubu assumed office, a development that reflects a decline in mass abductions.
“We have delivered decisive blows to top warlords,” Ribadu said, naming notorious figures such as Ali Kachalla, Boderi, Halilu Sububu, Dangote, Isuhu Yellow, and Damuna among those eliminated.
Ribadu revealed that over 50 high-ranking insurgent leaders, referred to as “Kachalas,” along with more than 70 deputy commanders and hundreds of foot soldiers, have been neutralised in precision military operations. In addition, he noted that over 35 warlords have voluntarily surrendered under the Federal Government’s non-kinetic approach to conflict resolution, a strategy now being referred to as the “Kaduna Model.”
He further announced the launch of a new initiative, Operation Safe Corridor North West, designed to bolster efforts in deradicalisation and reintegration, signaling a broader push toward sustainable peace and rehabilitation in the region.
Africa Today News, New York
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