Presidency rejects Olusegun Obasanjo’s call for foreign help to tackle Nigeria’s insecurity
The federal government has dismissed calls by former President Olusegun Obasanjo for Nigeria to seek foreign intervention in fighting the ongoing security crisis, describing the suggestion as “capitulation.”
In a reaction posted on X, Sunday Dare, the Special Adviser to Bola Tinubu on Media and Communications, argued that outsourcing Nigeria’s internal security responsibilities undermines national sovereignty and amounts to surrender, not statesmanship.
Dare further accused Obasanjo of failing to act decisively when extremist groups first emerged, contending that much of the current terror threats began under his watch.
According to the Presidency, Nigeria currently faces a “multilayered terrorist ecosystem,” involving international terror groups, regional affiliates, cross-border cells, local extremists disguised as bandits, and hybrid criminal-terror networks, all of whom collaborate to destabilise the country.
While the government says it welcomes international cooperation, it insists it will not outsource its security operations. The stance reaffirms its commitment to tackling terrorism internally through military, intelligence and community-based strategies.