{
  "id": 19428621,
  "title": "RIBADU’S FOUR-WEEK SECURITY MISSION",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/11/ribadus-four-week-security-mission",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-11T01:21:30.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/11/11/ribadus-four-week-security-mission/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "National security should not be left to chance or depend on fragmented responses, argues KAMSON OLADEYI. In Nigeria, where insecurity takes many forms and constantly evolves, effective security requires more than just deploying troops and mobilising law enforcement. It demands strategic thinking, coordination, shared responsibility, and leadership that can unite the entire security ecosystem around a common national purpose. The latest initiative by the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu, involves a 33-member committee tasked with reviewing Nigeria's 2019 National Security Strategy and developing a new framework for 2026 within a four-week timeframe. This move signifies a shift from routine policy reviews to a more consequential effort to reposition the country's security architecture for emerging threats while strengthening coordination to respond to them. Ribadu's leadership emphasises urgency, institutional collaboration, strategic foresight, and measurable responsibility, sending a clear message that national security planning cannot be delayed by endless meetings or bureaucratic procedures. The committee's composition, including representatives from government ministries, armed forces, intelligence agencies, law enforcement institutions, civil society organisations, academia, and relevant institutions, highlights the importance of a whole-of-society approach to national security. By involving diverse stakeholders, Ribadu aims to bridge the divide between kinetic and non-kinetic responses to insecurity, recognising that sustainable security requires cooperation between military, law enforcement, intelligence, finance, and other sectors. This initiative marks a significant step towards a more comprehensive and effective approach to national security in Nigeria.",
  "summary": "It is an opportunity to move from fragmented responses to coordinated national action, argues KAMSON OLADEYI National security is too important to be left to chance, fragmented responses or the",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}