Stakeholders have identified moral decay, weak accountability and the erosion of civic values as the underlying drivers of Nigeria’s persistent insecurity, insisting that strengthening policing and military operations alone will not restore peace without a renewed national commitment to justice, ethical leadership and responsible citizenship.
Speaking on Monday in Abuja while delivering the keynote address at the 2026 Feast of Barracuda organised by the National Association of Seadogs (NAS), Sahara Deck, Lai Labode, The Aare of Egbaland, said Nigeria’s worsening security crisis cannot be resolved through policing and military operations alone, insisting that the country must confront what he described as a deeper failure of conscience, justice and civic responsibility if it hopes to achieve lasting peace.
The event, themed “Moral Rebellion as the Missing Link in Addressing Nigeria’s Security Challenges,” also celebrated the 92nd birthday of Nobel laureate, Wole Soyinka and featured the launch of the book Ideas Do Not Die by Adesoji Adesugba.
According to him, Nigeria’s security challenge should be viewed not merely as a law enforcement problem but as a nation-building challenge that requires ethical leadership, economic inclusion and active citizenship.
