June 7, 2026
A former Director of the Department of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor.
By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
Mr Mike Ejiofor, a security expert, is a former Director in the Department of State Service (DSS). In this interview, Ejiofor discusses the reasons for the upsurge of insecurity, especially in the South-West, and the challenges facing Nigeria Police, citing lack of equipment and funding.
According to him, failure to establish state police is a significant hindrance as local forces would better understand and combat terrorism. He highlights a geographical shift in terrorist activity from the North-East to the South-West, driven in part by the South-West’s larger Muslim population. He clarifies that the upsurge is not due to an intelligence failure but to a lack of capacity and resources for action agencies. Excerpts:
