The Chief of Defence Staff, Gen. Christopher Musa, has linked the recent surge in killings across the country to the build-up to the 2027 general election.
The country has in recent times witnessed renewed terror attacks in the North-East and attacks by the bandits in the North-West.
According to him, some politicians are deliberately fuelling violence to discredit the government’s security record and campaign on the back of chaos.
The Defence Chief further disclosed that terrorism continues to thrive in Nigeria due to local and foreign funding.
He said the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Nigerian Financial Intelligence Unit, the Department of State Services and the National Intelligence Agency are tracking terror financiers, though legal hurdles have slowed down the process of naming them.
He noted the identification of international collaborations and foreign funding of terrorism, assuring that such links are being tracked.
