AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoUS-Nigeria Security Shift: The US plans to pull most of its ~200 counterterrorism personnel from Nigeria by late September 2026, keeping smaller trainer and intelligence teams, after joint operations in the Lake Chad Basin helped degrade ISIS leadership. DSS on Terror Tactics: DSS DG Oluwatosin Ajayi says terrorists exploit publicity, weak governance, ethnic divisions, and ungoverned spaces—urging media not to amplify them and calling for stricter law enforcement and tougher sentencing. DHQ Reassurance: Nigeria’s Defence Headquarters insists the drawdown is a routine, mission-specific adjustment and that intelligence-sharing, training, and information exchange will continue. Niger Coup Fallout: Niger’s junta says a coup attempt was thwarted, with accusations pointing to neighboring states and France, while regional tensions keep rising. Chad-Sudan Spillover: AFP reports an airstrike near the Sudan border in Chad killed 12, with blame disputed between N’Djamena and Khartoum. Politics & Borders: The Presidency fires back at Atiku Abubakar over “opening borders,” saying land borders are already open and warning against confusing open borders with uncontrolled ones.
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