尼日利亚总统博拉·廷努布批准了该国近年来最大规模的军事扩张计划 [1]。根据该计划，政府将招募28000名士兵，创建4个新的陆军师，使陆军师总数达到12个 [1]。此外，政府还计划在东北部和中部尼日利亚设立3个新的陆军总部 [1]。
这一扩张旨在应对尼日利亚面临的多方安全威胁，包括伊斯兰激进分子、分离主义者和绑匪团伙 [1]。为支撑这一战略，政府分配了创纪录的5.41万亿奈拉（折合40亿美元或30亿英镑）用于国防和安全预算 [1]。
廷努布总统向武装团体发出警告，要求其"投降或面临国家全力打击" [1]。在安全部队强化建设之外，政府还计划招聘超过50000名新警察 [1]。
在打击安全威胁方面，美国和尼日利亚曾在12月联合发动行动，于圣诞节打击恐怖组织Lakurawa [1]。伊斯兰国领导人阿布-比拉尔·阿尔-米努基在数月任务中被杀害 [1]。
President Bola Tinubu has authorized the country's most significant military expansion in recent years to tackle multiple security threats including Islamic militants, separatists, and armed gangs. [1]
The expansion plan includes recruiting 28,000 new soldiers and establishing four additional army divisions, bringing the total number of divisions to twelve. [1] The government also plans to create three new army headquarters in Nigeria's northeastern and central regions. [1]
A record defense and security budget of 5.41 trillion naira, equivalent to 4 billion US dollars or 3 billion British pounds, has been allocated to support these initiatives. [1] Additionally, the government intends to hire more than 50,000 new police officers. [1]
President Tinubu has called on armed groups to "surrender or face the full force of the state." [1]
Recent military operations have shown progress in the campaign against insurgent groups. US and Nigerian forces conducted a joint operation in December targeting the Lakurawa organization during the Christmas period. [1] Islamic State leader Abu Bilal Al-Minuki was killed during a months-long military operation. [1]