Abductions: Reason embattled terrorists descend on S/West, spare S/East, S/South, by Ejiofor, retired DSS Director

Mike Ejiofor, a former DSS director, explains that the upsurge in abductions in Nigeria's South-West is not due to intelligence failure but to a lack of capacity and resources for security agencies. He notes a geographical shift of terrorists from the North-East to the South-West, partly due to the larger Muslim population, and says the absence of state police hinders counter-terrorism. He asserts that agencies are working but are ill-equipped and underfunded, and that the increase in attacks is also linked to upcoming elections.