Daniel Bwala: Foreign Interests May Be Fuelling Nigeria’s Security Crisis

Daniel Bwala: Foreign Interests May Be Fuelling Nigeria’s Security Crisis

•Alleges Army, NAF rivalry under Buhari weakened counterterrorism operations

The Special Adviser to the President on Policy Communications, Daniel Bwala has suggested that Nigeria’s lingering security crisis may have been influenced by external forces, citing international claims and developments it said indicate that foreign interests could be playing a role in the country’s terrorism challenge.

Bwala made the assertion while speaking on The Link Up Podcast, a panel discussion hosted by EchoRoom and published on Friday.

He also alleged that a rivalry between the Nigerian Army and the Nigerian Air Force (NAF) during former President Muhammadu Buhari’s administration weakened counterterrorism operations, with troops allegedly denied critical air support during some military missions.