President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has announced that Nigeria has successfully degraded the command centre of the Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) in Arege, Borno State. This achievement followed collaborative training with the United States, France, and other European nations, enabling precision targeting.
Democracy Day Address
Speaking during his 2026 Democracy Day speech on Friday, Tinubu expressed satisfaction that terror-related deaths have dropped by 81 percent since 2015. He revealed that over 13,000 terrorists have been neutralised in the past year alone.
Surrender Window Open
The President also announced that the door to surrender remains open, noting that more than 124,000 fighters and their dependents have laid down their arms since 2023 through Operation Safe Corridor. He issued a stern warning: “To bandits, kidnappers, and sponsors of terror: Surrender or face the full force of the Nigerian State. These windows of surrender will not remain open forever. No mercy will be shown to those who trade in the blood of Nigerians.”
Tinubu urged Nigerians not to assign blame or point fingers, emphasising that crime has no ethnicity. He assured that with unity, the enemies of the country shall soon be history. “We will triumph over terror and continue to build a more prosperous nation,” he concluded.
