President Bola Tinubu on Friday in Kaduna said Nigeria and the neighboring countries in the Lake Chad region must display courage in reforming their military doctrine and change tactics to effectively fight insecurity.
The President noted that the change in tactics had become necessary because the countries in the region were battling a “mobile and elusive irregular force” that disregarded established rules of warfare.
Tinubu stated this at the graduation ceremony of Senior Course 45 of the Armed Forces Command and Staff College, Jaji, in Kaduna State.
The President pointed out that the adversaries facing countries in the sub-region were not conventional armies engaging in traditional battlefield warfare.
Tinubu, who encouraged African countries to work together against common threats, acknowledged the multinational efforts of Nigeria, Cameroon, the Niger Republic, and Chad to bring peace to the Lake Chad region.
The president also used the occasion to spell out his National Security Objective, saying it would focus on ensuring security, justice, and democratic prosperity through state power.
Tinubu described the role of the armed forces in combatting Africa’s greatest challenge of violence and exploitation as crucial, urging them to defend the continent from geopolitical changes and resource competition.
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