Why Buhari call for emergency security meeting

President Muhammadu Buhari has called for an emergency National Security meeting at the Aso Rock Presidential Villa in Abuja, Tuesday.

Although the detailed agenda of the meeting is not available, it is expected to review the current state of insecurity in different parts of the country.

No doubt, Nigeria has experienced devastating attacks from armed bandits for more than two years; While these attacks initially started in the North West region of Nigeria, they have since spread to other parts of the country.

Armed bandits frequently kidnap unsuspecting members of the public before using their captives to secure huge ransoms in return for their release. Ransom frequently comes in the form of opaque government payments, a strategy that tends to undermine government authority.

The level of coordination in the attacks seems to betray some type of paramilitary training or, at the very least, organization by leaders with military training.