Musa: Tinubu Has Ordered Crackdown on Supporters of Bandits, Insurgents, Kidnappers

Linus Aleke in Abuja

The Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (rtd.), has warned those supporting terrorists, bandits, insurgents, and criminal elements to stop forthwith, as President Bola Tinubu has given security agencies the go-ahead to go after them.

The minister spoke yesterday as the special guest of honour at the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day 2026 Golf Tournament to commemorate the celebration at the TYB Golf Resort and Country Club, Yar’Adua barracks.

“I call on all Nigerians to continue to support the armed forces and security agencies and work for peace. To those who are still helping those bandits, criminals, insurgents, and terrorists, they should stop because they say the friend of a thief is a thief.

“For us, if we get to the battlefield and you are among them, then whatever happens to them happens to you. “And it’s important, again, for those good Nigerians to provide necessary information,” he said.

Musa said the nation was using the Armed Forces Celebration and Remembrance Day to celebrate serving and dead officers, and assured Nigerians of the commitment of their forces to enduring peace and stability in the country.