I expect this Nigerian Anti-Kidnapping Bill 2026 to be passed before the 2027 elections as part of a drive to improve security

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Nigeria’s intelligence agencies must be compelled to publish details of any politician, monarch or publicly exposed person on whom they have information that he could be a sponsor of terrorists, bandits, kidnappers or hoodlums

[2] Miyetti Allah Cattle Breeders Association of Nigeria and all its splinter groups will be declared terrorist organisations as from October 1 2026

[3] Divisional police officers in all 784 local government areas will be given the mandate to arrest everyone who is still in possession of an AK47 as from October 1 2026

[4] Mobile courts will be established across all 774 local government areas to try hoodlums in forests

[5] Nigerian Army units will be deployed to schools across all the 19 states of northern Nigeria to offer protection to students

[6] Nigeria’s federal government must provide grants for regional security groups like Amotekun and the Eastern Security Network. They will be the primary responsibility of the geo-political zone but the federal government will augment their activities

[7] The Nigerian Army must be deployed along our northern border to address the matter of gun smuggling. Anyone caught bringing weapons into Nigeria will face a 10 year jail term

[8] Nigeria’s federal government must ask international military organisations like Nato to provide them with intelligence and surveillance data and video footage on all terrorist activities in their possession

[9] Nigeria currently has a negative police-to-citizens ratio of one to 650 inhabitants. A major recruitment drive must be initiated to increase this to the United Nations average of one police officer to 450 citizens

[10] Nigeria’s federal government will initiate plans to launch dedicated anti-terror and elite commando units in both the Nigeria Police Force and the three arms of the military services

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