Kidnapping: Epidemic requires new strategy –COAS

From Molly Kilete, Abuja
Chief of Army Staff (COAS), Lt.-Gen. Waidi Shaibu, has challenged military strategists to develop practical solutions to the growing menace of mass abductions across Nigeria.
Shaibu gave the charge during the inauguration of the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Wargaming Centre in Abuja.
He tasked the college with deploying wargaming and strategic analysis tools to address the complex security challenge threatening communities and educational institutions.
According to him, mass abduction remains one of Nigeria’s most pressing and evolving security concerns.
“One of the critical tasks I would like to leave with the college is how this wargaming can help...