Tinubu Orders Five-Year National Security Threat Assessment, Defence Strategy

President Bola Tinubu has directed the development of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and a rolling five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan as part of efforts to improve Nigeria’s response to emerging security challenges.

The directive was issued on Wednesday during the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, where the president stressed the need for a unified strategic framework linking the country’s defence, intelligence and security institutions.

Tinubu appointed his Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa, to coordinate the process and provide secretariat support to an 11-member committee responsible for preparing the Strategic Defence Operations Plan.

The committee includes the National Security Adviser, Malam Nuhu Ribadu; Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa; Minister of State for Defence, Alhaji Bello Muhammad Matawalle; Chief of Defence Staff, General Olufemi Oluyede; Chief of Army Staff, Lt. General Waidi Shaibu; Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sunday Kelvin Aneke; and Chief of Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Idi Abbas.

Also serving on the committee are the Director-General of the Department of State Service, Tosin Ajayi, and the Director-General of the National Intelligence Agency, Ambassador Muhammed Muhammed.

According to a statement issued by the president’s spokesman, Bayo Onanuga, the proposed framework is expected to establish a shared assessment of the country’s security environment, define operational priorities and identify the capabilities required to confront threats effectively.

The statement said:

“President Tinubu gave the directive on Wednesday at the Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, stressing the need for a coherent framework to respond to evolving security threats nationwide.

“The president said the new framework would provide a common understanding of the threats facing the nation, the operational objectives to be achieved and the capabilities required to address them.

“Recent security successes, including the rescue of pupils and teachers abducted in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, demonstrated the importance of improved coordination among defence, security and intelligence agencies.

“The operation demonstrated what can be achieved when our agencies work together with a clear objective and the necessary intelligence,” the president said.

The initiative is expected to give Nigeria’s security architecture a longer-term operational direction while strengthening collaboration among the armed forces, intelligence services and other security institutions.

It also signals the administration’s push for a coordinated approach to national security planning, with threat analysis and defence priorities aligned across relevant agencies.