Ex-Plateau Commissioner Dati Eulogises Ribadu At 64

November 23, (THEWILL) – As the National Security Adviser, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, clocks another year and the nation looks forward to more milestones under his leadership, some citizens across Nigeria have voiced their appreciation for his work, noting security improvements that have allowed for increased economic activities and a better quality of life in various regions.

This is just as the NSA has been lauded, with the hope that he would achieve lasting peace and stability in Nigeria.

Commending Mallam Ribadu, former Commissioner for Information in Plateau State, Mr Yakubu Dati, has noted that as the NSA marks his 64th birthday, it is glaring, with the showers of encomiums from all parts of Nigeria, that the nation appreciates his feats in making the country a secured and safe place to live in.

Dati observed that shortly after assuming office, Ribadu took the hard task of reforming Nigeria’s intelligence apparatus, a very bold step given the bid by reactionary forces to maintain the conservative framework which was not yielding much results.

In an official statement issued to newsmen, Dati pointed out that with a trajectory that blends strategy, intelligence and community engagement, the system was uploaded with innovations and modern ideas that penetrated into the heart of the issues and offered speed in the resolution of crisis situations.

According to him, Ribadu’s leadership style has been defined by a proactive and inclusive approach which emphasises President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s Renewed Hope philosophy in securing the lives and property of the citizenry and making Nigeria safe for all.

He said “Within months of Ribadu overseeing the intelligence gamut, the results began to manifest with testimonies such as the rescue of 20 medical students of the University of Maiduguri who were abducted while travelling; liberation of several communities in Katsina, Sokoto, Zamfara, Niger and Kaduna states from killings, abductions and siege as well as stoppage of harassment of bandits and terrorists.

“The neutralisation of notorious terror kingpins like Halilu Sububu and Buhari Alhaji Halidu otherwise known as “Buharin Yadi” who was notorious for unleashing terror on several communities in the northern states of Katsina, Niger and Zamfara states; effectively eliminating bandit kingpin known as “Dangote” and Boderi Isyaku, who kidnapped 39 students of the Federal College of Forestry Mechanisation and spearheaded the attack on the Nigerian Defence Academy (NDA), Kaduna in 2021.

“This is not forgetting the silencing of Kachalla Dan Chaki, Dogo Gudali, Damina, Baleri, Modi-Modi Sani Wala Burki, Dogo Rabe, Alhaji Auta, Kachalla Ruga, Rufai Maikaji, Ya’u and hundreds of their gang members and others who have been dispatched to the great beyond to face eternal judgement”.

Also profound, amongst Ribadu’s feats, is the arrest of Simon Ekpa, who has instigated bloodshed in the Southeast region from his base in Finland, which comes as a watershed in the NSA’s quest to restore normalcy in the southeast.