Defence Minister

Musa also disclosed that some of the suspects arrested in connection with the alleged coup plot could be released if ongoing investigations establish that they have no case to answer.

The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), has warned state governors and lawmakers against distributing motorcycles as palliatives and constituency interventions, saying the vehicles are increasingly being diverted into the hands of terrorists and bandits and subsequently used to facilitate criminal operations.

The group urged MURIC and other stakeholders to avoid reducing Nigeria’s complex national security architecture to the office of one individual, stressing that tackling terrorism, banditry, kidnapping and other forms of violent crime requires coordinated efforts by multiple institutions.

Defence Minister Christopher Musa warns that the biggest threat to Nigeria’s 2027 elections may come from anonymous cyber actors rather than armed men at polling units, as digital warfare increasingly targets democratic institutions. Musa says artificial intelligence has...

July 8 (THEWILL) — The Minister of Defence, Gen. Christopher Musa (retd.), on Wednesday, directed troops engaged in counter-terrorism and anti-banditry operations to shoot terrorists and bandits on sight without waiting for further authorisation, declaring that the Federal Government...

March 11, (THEWILL) — The Nigerian Armed Forces are making significant progress in the fight against terrorists, the Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (Retd), has said, urging citizens to support security agencies by reporting suspicious activities in their...

December 04, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu on Thursday swore in the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Christopher Musa, as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence, charging him to deploy his extensive operational and strategic experience to...

December 02, (THEWILL) — President Bola Tinubu has appointed the immediate past Chief of Defence Staff, General Christopher Gwabin Musa (retd.), as Nigeria’s new Minister of Defence. The appointment was announced in a statement issued on December 2, 2025, by...

December 01, (THEWILL) — Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, has resigned from office with immediate effect, the Presidency announced late Monday. According to the statement, Badaru tendered his resignation in a letter dated December 1, citing health...

August 07, (THEWILL) – Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, Mohammed Badaru Abubakar, on Wednesday, called on the ECOWAS Committee of Chiefs of Defence Staff, to strengthen their security cooperation to enhance regional defence capabilities against any security threat. A press statement...