10 basic things President Tinubu can do to address the growing insecurity as soon as he returns from his private visit to France

Ayo Akinfe

[1] Register and licence all local vigilante groups

[2] Establish 20 battalions in strategic towns across the north east and north west geo-political zones

[3] Commence the building of a fence along the borders with Chad/Cameroon/Niger

[4] Offer free uniforms and school meals to all youths across the north east and north west 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