Iyobosa Uwugiaren writes that the broader surge in banditry and terror attacks in the past few days – all blend into a grim pattern that many Nigerians are now calling a “political script” of 2025.
The past few days have been vicious for Nigeria’s Chief Security Officer, President Bola Tinubu, and Nigeria – as a nation. ISWAP’s ambush that led to Brigadier‑General M. Uba’s capture and execution, the harrowing kidnapping of 25 girls from a Kebbi State boarding school, the killings in Kwara State and the broader surge in banditry and terror attacks – all blend into a grim pattern that many Nigerians are now calling a “political script” of 2025.
Security insiders’ analysis of the unfolding sad events point to a conversant narrative—one that allegedly led to the 2015 downfall of former President Goodluck Jonathan—and suggest the same “evil men” are behind today’s bloodbath, aiming to sow fear and undermine President Tinubu.