AfriPulse
December 1, 2025 December 1, 2025
By Chesa Chesa
Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned his appointment, with immediate effect.
This follows President Bola Tinubu’s declaration of security emergency in the country in the wake of increasing terrorism acts, kidnappings and killings by armed men across the country.
In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds, according to a statement issued Monday night by presidential spokesman, Bayo Onanuga.
“President Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked Abubakar for his services to the nation.
“President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.
“Badaru Abubakar, 63, was a two-term governor of Jigawa state from 2015 to 2023. He was appointed as a minister on August 21, 2023, by President Tinubu.
“His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course”, Onanuga stated.
The Minister had a couple of days ago caused a stir with his comments that it is difficult to easily conquer terrorism because Airforce bombs cannot penetrate some of the forests where the terrorists are hiding.
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