A presidential aspirant on the platform of the African Democratic Congress for the 2027 election, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen, has unveiled a series of security and economic measures aimed at tackling insecurity across the country if elected president.
Hayatu-Deen, a former chairman of the Nigerian Economic Summit Group, disclosed the plans in a statement shared on his X handle on Tuesday.
According to him, Nigeria’s security crisis is closely linked to the country’s economic challenges, warning that insecurity and poverty continue to reinforce each other.
“Nigeria’s security crisis is not separate from the economy. It is the same problem,” he stated.
He said rising insecurity has affected farming, trade, and employment opportunities, creating conditions that enable criminal groups to thrive.
Therefore, the ADC aspirant said one of his first actions in office would be the formal designation of specific criminal groups as terrorist organisations under the Terrorism Prevention Act.
He also pledged to prosecute bandits, kidnappers, and their collaborators under terrorism laws through designated terrorism courts.
