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Oluyede said regional instability continues to compound Nigeria's domestic security concerns, speaking at the Nigerian Army Day Celebration 2026 lecture in Port Harcourt.
WHY THIS MATTERS · This matters because the juntas of Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso are formalizing their own military bloc and joint force as they break from ECOWAS, even as al-Qaeda-linked JNIM attacks surge — deepening a security vacuum that Russia's Africa Corps is filling.
Part of the monitored dynamic Sahel Security Cascade · VUCA INDEX 55/100
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vanguardngr.com — Instability in Lake Chad, Sahel worsening Nigeria's insecurity - Says Army chief
"“Beyond Nigeria’s borders, instability within the Lake Chad Basin, the Sahel Region and along the Gulf of Guinea continues to influence and exacerbate the domestic threat environment,” he said."
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- At Gao on July 4, 2026, one Malian soldier was killed and four wounded, six attackers killed and one vehicle destroyed.
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