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President Buhari Fails To Defeat Insecurity

Promise: To sustain the anti-insurgency war and curb insecurity

Status: Broken

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In the months following his success at the 2019 general elections, President Buhari called promised to put an end to insecurity once and for all. The “Next Level” agenda contained his promise to curb insecurity and provide lasting peace to communities affected by terrorism.

The Buhari Administration to fulfill its promise intensified military operations against insurgent groups, particularly Boko Haram and its splinter faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP).

The Nigerian military, in collaboration with the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), conducted offensives, raids, and clearance operations to weaken the insurgency and reclaim territories.

Border security was also at the front burner to stop the inflow of illicit weapons, contraband, and the movement of criminal elements. Efforts were made to improve surveillance, intelligence gathering, and cooperation with neighboring countries to enhance border control measures.

Under Buhari, there were efforts to allocate significant funds to defense and the purchase of defense equipment to address Nigeria's security challenges.

One of these deals is the purchase of $593million in military hardware including the procurement of 12 A-29 Super Tucano fighter jets for combatting insecurity, The deal was approved by the U.S. Congress in 2017 and signed into law in 2018.

This was the highest the country had spent in a single purchase of arms and the largest arms deal between the US and an African Nation. This equipment helped greatly in the fight against the insurgents and took Nigeria’s combat capacity to the next level.