President Tinubu has declared all armed non-state actors operating outside government authority as terrorists

 𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗨𝗕𝗨 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟𝗟𝗬 𝗗𝗘𝗖𝗟𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗧𝗦, 𝗞𝗜́𝗗𝗡𝗔𝗣𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗦 & 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗔𝗥𝗠𝗘𝗗 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗨𝗣𝗦 𝗔𝗦 𝗧𝗘𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗥𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦

President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has declared all armed non-state actors operating outside government authority as terrorists. This includes bandits, militias, armed gangs, violent cults, forest-based criminal groups, armed robbers, and foreign-linked mercenaries.

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Under a new national counterterrorism doctrine, the government will no longer treat these groups as ordinary criminals. Anyone involved in kidnapping, extortion, territorial control, or armed violence—regardless of motive—will face terrorism charges.

The declaration also extends to sponsors and enablers: financiers, ransom negotiators, arms suppliers, transporters, informants, safe-house owners, and even politicians, traditional or religious leaders who support or protect such groups.

Tinubu says the move is part of a reset of Nigeria’s security architecture, aimed at unified command, stronger intelligence, and community stability.