Nigeria’s security crisis don take fresh turn as one breastfeeding mother wey be pastor’s wife don get kidnapped, while three soldiers don land for jail for selling weapons to terrorists. Di woman, wey carry her three-month-old baby, was abducted alongside another church member and now dey suffer trauma under her captors. Reports say she dey trek long distances inside forest despite her post-natal condition, raising serious concern about her health and safety.
Meanwhile, Federal High Court don sentence three serving soldiers after EFCC and military intelligence uncover say dem dey sell arms and ammunition to terrorist groups. Di convicted soldiers, Sgt. Ameh Raphael, Sgt. Seidi Adamu, and one unnamed corporal allegedly run illegal arms business since 2018, with over ₦79 million traced to their accounts. Di weapons wey dem sell don reportedly fuel attacks across North-East and North-Central regions.
Di arrest na part of wider crackdown wey Joint Task Force Operation Hadin Kai dey carry out. So far, 41 suspects don dey in custody, including 18 soldiers, 15 policemen, and 8 traditional rulers. Investigators say community pressure and financial gain dey push some security personnel to betray their oath and empower enemies of di state. Di National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, condemn di act, call am “di worst kind of betrayal”.
Security experts warn say di involvement of uniformed men in arms trafficking dey worsen Nigeria’s fight against terrorism. Di proliferation of small arms and light weapons don make it harder for military to contain insurgents, especially as some of di weapons dey trace back to official armouries. Di government don promise tighter controls and fresh reforms to monitor arms movement within security formations.
As di manhunt for di kidnapped nursing mother continue, civil society groups dey call for urgent rescue operation and better protection for vulnerable citizens. Di dual tragedy of abduction and betrayal by soldiers don spark outrage across di country. Nigerians dey demand swift justice and stronger accountability to restore trust in di nation’s security system.
