The Special Adviser to President Bola Tinubu on Policy Communication, Daniel Bwala, says the Federal Government is preparing to publish the names of individuals and groups responsible for financing terrorism across Nigeria.
Speaking on Sunday during a Television Continental programme, Bwala revealed that the Tinubu administration is already implementing “far-reaching” national security measures that will soon be evident to the public.
According to him, the government is intensifying counter-terrorism operations and will soon expose the networks funding and supporting extremist activities.
“In the coming days, Nigerians will know who the terrorists are and those bankrolling them. The government is making decisive interventions,” he said.
Bwala stressed that terrorism has become a global challenge that cuts across borders, requiring joint international efforts to tackle its expansion.
He noted that major world powers now recognise the importance of supporting countries like Nigeria, where extremist groups have been attempting to widen their influence.
“Since 9/11, terrorism has been treated as a global security concern. Any nation where terrorists find space becomes a concern to the entire world. That is why international partners must continue to collaborate with Nigeria to dismantle these networks,” he added.
He explained that while terrorism was once mainly concentrated in parts of the Middle East, its activities have increasingly drifted toward the Sahel region, creating new hotspots that demand stronger regional and global cooperation.
Represented by Vice President Kashim Shettima at the first plenary session on “Peace, Security, Governance and Multilateralism” during the 7th AU-EU Summit in Luanda, Angola, Tinubu told African and European leaders that peace initiatives must be driven by legitimate governments rather than outsourced to private entities with unclear mandates.
He maintained that Africa’s security threats, from terrorism to transnational organised crime, require coordinated, government-led responses, consistent with Nigeria’s long-standing approach through ECOWAS and the African Union.
Tinubu also warned that declining global commitment to multilateralism has made the world more vulnerable, noting that the EU remains one of the few blocs still engaging Africa on a “continent-to-continent platform built on mutual respect and shared aspirations.”
