Tinubu urged to strengthen border control to fight terrorism
The Center for African Policy Research and Advisory (CAfRA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to intensify border security measures as a critical step in tackling terrorism in Nigeria. The organisation
- By Frank Ikpefan, Abuja
The Center for African Policy Research and Advisory (CAfRA) has urged President Bola Tinubu to intensify border security measures as a critical step in tackling terrorism in Nigeria.
The organisation cautioned against attributing the country's insecurity to climate change.
In a letter addressed to the President following his state visit to the United Kingdom, Executive Director of CAfRA, Dr. Segun Adebayo, emphasised that terrorism in the country is driven primarily by ideological extremism, governance weaknesses, and porous borders.
According to him, framing terrorism as climate-related could lead to policy interventions that undermine Nigeria’s sovereignty, including the introduction of genetically modified seeds and alternative livestock technologies.
He said in the letter: “Terrorism is fundamentally an ideological, governance, and border control problem, not a byproduct of climate change.
“Focusing on climate narratives risks diverting attention from actionable domestic security measures and could invite undue foreign influence.
“Believing climate change caused terrorism may result in adopting measures like lab-grown meat, which could disrupt our agricultural systems and food sovereignty.”
He urged President Tinubu to review advisors promoting globalist climate narratives and to concentrate on homegrown solutions.
“True leadership requires focusing on our people, industries, and domestic solutions,” Dr. Adebayo added.
Security analysts have long highlighted that Nigeria’s terrorism challenges stem from extremist ideologies, weak governance, and uncontrolled borders, rather than environmental factors.
Strengthening border control, they argue, remains one of the most effective ways to prevent the movement of insurgents and criminal networks.
With rising insecurity across multiple regions, the advisory group’s recommendations aim to ensure that national security strategies are locally informed, practical, and sovereignty-preserving.
