According to Osita Chidoka, a former minister of aviation, Nigeria does not need more police officers or soldiers to combat terrorism.
Chidoka reportedly stated this in an interview with Arise Television, highlighting the necessity of Special and Forest Forces in Nigeria.
Chidoka emphasized that it is unfortunate that the nation lacks Special Forces and that President Bola Tinubu’s emergency declaration to recruit more troops and police officers is a snap decision.
“We have been at this since 2008 and should have a special force by now,” he stated. Instead of more cops and soldiers, we need a forest force.
Boots on the ground, according to President Bola Tinubu? Declaring an emergency: 50,000 soldiers, an additional 20,000 police officers, etc. NYSC camps will be employed, and new soldiers will be recruited.
However, I believe that is a snap decision. I don’t believe that increasing the number of police or military is necessary to combat terrorism in Nigeria. It’s unfortunate that we haven’t created special forces to combat terrorism.
Colombia established the Jungle Force, a specialist unit trained and assisted by the U.S. Navy, in response to this issue. They possessed a striking force, its own intelligence system, and helicopters.
“The police budget for 2025 is over 1.2 trillion naira, of which about 1.1 trillion is for salaries, so we don’t need more soldiers or police.” There is just roughly 97 billion for overhead.
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