“SECURITY SITUATION WORRISOME” -SENATE SOUNDS ALARM AS TERROR ATTACKS RISE DURING DEFENCE BUDGET

Описание: On the National Front, the conversation has shifted from projections to protection.

During the 2026 Budget Defence and 2025 Budget Performance Review of the Ministry of Defence, the Senate raised fresh concerns over the rising wave of terrorist attacks across Nigeria, a development lawmakers say cannot be ignored.

Chairman of the Senate Committee on Defence and former Senate President, Senator Ahmad Lawan, did not mince words. Describing the security situation as “worrisome,” he noted that the budget review exercise was unfolding at a deeply troubling time for Nigerians, with persistent insecurity casting long shadows across multiple regions of the country.

Budget defence sessions are typically about figures, allocations, and fiscal frameworks. But this one carried heavier undertones. Beyond spreadsheets and expenditure breakdowns lies a nation grappling with complex security challenges, from insurgency and banditry to communal violence and terror-related threats.

Senator Lawan’s remarks underscore a growing legislative urgency: if insecurity is escalating, then funding, strategy, and oversight must evolve accordingly. The performance review of the 2025 defence budget offers lawmakers an opportunity to assess not only how funds were spent, but how effectively those resources translated into safety on the ground.

Are allocations sufficient?
Are procurement processes efficient?
Are operational strategies aligned with emerging threats?

These are the questions hovering over the committee room.

The Senate’s renewed alarm signals a broader demand for accountability and measurable outcomes within the defence architecture. At a time when citizens are calling for stronger protection and tangible results, lawmakers appear to be sharpening oversight as they scrutinize both past spending and future projections.

This report on News Today examines:
• The Senate’s concerns about the current security climate
• The significance of the 2026 Defence Budget proposal
• The performance review of the 2025 allocation
• What legislative scrutiny could mean for Nigeria’s counterterrorism efforts

Because in moments like this, budgets are not just financial documents, they are instruments of national survival.

Stay with us for continuing coverage of the National Assembly’s oversight proceedings and their implications for Nigeria’s security landscape.

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