The pan-Yoruba socio-political group, Afenifere, on Thursday urged President Bola Tinubu to urgently overhaul the country’s security architecture following recent attacks in Kwara and Kebbi States.
The group, in a statement issued in Lagos by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, said the pattern of attacks suggested sabotage aimed at eroding public confidence in the government.
He said: “The level of insecurity is calling for a thorough overhauling of the country’s security architecture.
“Looking at the pattern of the attack, high-level complicity, sabotage and attempts to turn the people against the government cannot be ruled out.”
The Afenifere spokesman also attributed the attacks to intelligence leaks and insider collaboration, adding that the sophistication of the operations showed possible insider collusion.
“The sophistication of these attacks shows careful planning by elements versed in military and intelligence operations,” Ajayi stated.
He condemned the attack on a Kwara church and the killing of rice farmers in the Edu Local Government Area of the state.
He called for a thorough investigation into the utilisation of the N6.57 trillion defence allocation in the 2025 budget.
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The spokesman argued that rising violence conflicted with claims of adequate funding.
Ajayi, who advised Tinubu to immediately implement the National Counter-Terrorism Strategy, urged strict enforcement of the Terrorism Prevention Act across all formations.
He called for intensified internal surveillance by the Department of State Service (DSS) and military intelligence while also urging security scrutiny of illegal mining sites nationwide.