{
  "id": 238701,
  "title": "Military expansion will improve response to insecurity, protect churches — Cleric",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/military-expansion-will-improve-response-to-insecurity-protect",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-06T22:30:37.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch Nigeria",
    "slug": "punch-nigeria",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/military-expansion-will-improve-response-to-insecurity-protect-churches-cleric/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Dr Oluwaseye Yomi-Sholoye, founder of The New Seraph Evangelical Ministries Worldwide and Iya Aladura General, has praised President Bola Tinubu's decision to increase the size of the Nigerian Armed Forces. Speaking at the Night of Divine Experience 8.0 event in Lagos, Yomi-Sholoye stated that the expansion, which includes 28,000 new soldiers and 4 additional army divisions, would enhance national security and protect vulnerable targets such as churches and schools.",
  "summary": "Dr Oluwaseye Yomi-Sholoye, Founder of The New Seraph Evangelical Ministries Worldwide, has praised President Bola Tinubu for the recent expansion of the Nigerian Armed Forces, stating that it will improve the country's response to security threats and better protect vulnerable locations such as churches, schools, and other communities. The military expansion, which includes the recruitment of 28,000 additional soldiers and the increase of the Nigerian Army's divisions from eight to 12, aims to tackle terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping. Yomi-Sholoye emphasized the importance of divine intervention, unity, and collective responsibility in Nigeria's current challenges, urging citizens to elect leaders based on competence, character, and capacity, and to reject vote-buying ahead of future elections.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "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."
}