{
  "id": 4692187,
  "title": "Insecurity: Military action not enough, north must unite against terrorists – Tinubu",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/insecurity-military-action-not-enough-north-must-unite-against",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T17:03:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Trust",
    "slug": "daily-trust",
    "url": "https://dailytrust.com/insecurity-military-action-not-enough-north-must-unite-against-terrorists-tinubu/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu emphasized at the 2026 North Central Regional Security Summit in Benue State that military action alone is insufficient to end insecurity in the North-Central region. He urged various groups, including communities, traditional and religious leaders, youths, women, and the private sector, to work alongside security agencies to tackle criminality and address the root causes of violence. Tinubu, represented by the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Senator George Akume, stressed that security cannot be achieved by any single agency, government tier, or community in isolation, as terrorism does not recognize state boundaries or agency mandates.\n\nThe President called for stakeholders to stop rivalry, duplication of efforts, and withholding of intelligence, noting that criminals often cross local government and state boundaries while security responses remain fragmented. While acknowledging the achievements of the Armed Forces, police, and intelligence agencies, Tinubu highlighted that military operations must be complemented by measures addressing the underlying conditions that fuel violence. He pointed out factors such as competition over land and water, climate change, desertification, unresolved land-use disputes, weak conflict-resolution mechanisms, and the proliferation of illicit weapons as contributing to the persistence of insecurity.\n\nTinubu urged traditional and religious leaders to serve as the first line of defense against emerging threats by providing early warning and promoting reconciliation. He called on communities to share timely intelligence with security agencies and stop protecting criminals based on familial or ethnic ties. Women and youths were identified as crucial to peace-building, with the government promising to create more economic opportunities to reduce the appeal of criminality among young people. Tinubu emphasized that economic development is essential for security, stating that peace and investment reinforce each other. He directed the Minister of Defence to transmit the summit's recommendations, insisting that the region's residents should experience improved security conditions within a year.",
  "summary": "President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has warned that military action alone cannot end insecurity in the North-Central region, urging communities, traditional and religious leaders, youths, women and the private sector to unite with security agencies in confronting criminality and addressing the root causes of violence. Tinubu gave the charge on Monday at the 2026 North Central […]",
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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."
}