Nigeria’s kidnapping epidemic requires new thinking, COAS tells military planners

The 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 on Thursday in Abuja during the inauguration of the Army War College Nigeria (AWCN) Wargaming Centre.
He tasked the college to deploy 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 address multiple m...