President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has approved the immediate development of a comprehensive National Threat Assessment and five-year Strategic Defence Operations Plan to unify Nigeria’s security agencies.
The President announced the directive during Wednesday’s Federal Executive Council meeting at the State House, Abuja, emphasising the need for a coherent framework to address evolving security threats nationwide.
Special Adviser on Homeland Security, Major General Adeyinka A. Famadewa, will coordinate the nine-member committee, which includes the National Security Adviser, Defence Minister, service chiefs, and intelligence agency directors.
Tinubu cited recent successful operations—including the rescue of abducted pupils in Oyo State—as evidence that improved inter-agency coordination delivers results.
The National Threat Assessment will identify principal threats, determine their urgency, and establish operational objectives. The Strategic Defence Operations Plan will translate these into clear priorities, identify capability gaps, equipment needs, and implementation timelines.
“The operation demonstrated what can be achieved when agencies work together with a clear objective and intelligence,” Tinubu stated.
He noted that operational requirements are currently considered individually, without reference to an agreed national threat assessment, which hampers coordination and resource deployment.
The committee may consult other agencies as needed and has 90 days to submit its completed plans for presidential approval.
Once approved, the framework will guide military operations and form the basis for a multi-year defence expenditure and procurement plan, ensuring resources align with agreed national security priorities.
The Secretary to the Government of the Federation and the Office of the National Security Adviser have been directed to implement the directive immediately.