Nigeria has been in the grip of long-running trends of security challenges that have affected no fewer than 32 out of the 36 states in the country.
The challenges of terrorism, insurgency, banditry, kidnapping, farmers-herders crisis, ethnic agitations and economic sabotage have continued to evolve in different natures and forms.
These have occupied the attention of the security forces as they battle to address the spiralling security challenges with relative successes recorded nationwide despite emerging operational challenges.
