by Ayo Akinfe
10 basic things President Tinubu can do to address the growing insecurity as soon as he returns from his private visit to France
[1] Register and licence all local vigilante groups
[2] Establish 20 battalions in strategic towns across the Northeast and Northwest geo-political zones
[3] Commence the building of a fence along the borders with Chad, Cameroon and Niger
[4] Offer free uniforms and school meals to all youths across the Northeast and Northwest to encourage education
[5] Get the Lake Chad Basin Authority to create 30,000 jobs in the northeast
[6] Build six special high-security prisons for Boko Haram fighters, other terrorists, kidnappers and bandits where they can be trained and equipped with vocational skills
[7] Establish a special paramilitary force which will be trained in rescue missions to deal with matters like the Chibok girls
[8] Establish a special anti-terrorist brigade in somewhere like Damaturu
[9] Double soldiers allowances and offer a special bonus to anyone asked to serve in the Northeast
[10] Sign foreign defence pacts with, say South Africa and China, which commits them to assisting the military, supplying equipment and training personnel
