Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from his post with immediate effect due to health reasons, according to the president’s office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
His departure occurs amid a severe and growing security crisis across Nigeria, dominated by a frightening wave of mass kidnappings. The government is under intense pressure to control the situation. The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights recently reported that at least 402 people, predominantly schoolchildren, have been abducted since mid-November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Notable incidents include a recent mass kidnapping where an estimated 250 schoolchildren and 12 teachers from a Catholic school in central Niger state are still missing. Additionally, recent raids saw the abduction of at least 20 people in the north, including a Christian pastor and a Muslim bride with her bridesmaids.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
While most analysts believe criminal gangs seeking ransom are behind the abductions, a presidential spokesman has suggested jihadist groups are responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
President Bola Tinubu’s office accepted Abubakar\u2019s resignation and thanked him for his service. Tinubu has declared a national security emergency, with plans to strengthen the police force by recruiting 20,000 more officers to address the numerous challenges, which also include an Islamist insurgency and separatist violence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This relates to challenges in state sovereignty and NSA (non-state actors) because of the influence of certain groups over the government of Nigeria. Because there is unrest over the inefficiencies of the government to crack down on jihadist terrorist groups, the legitimacy of the government is challenged. State sovereignty is directly at risk because of this, and big problems start to rise when these parties interfere with the processes of the government which can lead to unrest. Additionally, the government’s role to provide security to the people is being jeopardized because of this, and since there has been little to no action to preventing these kidnappings, it makes the government look really bad. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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