Jonathan and Dangote call for jobs and a non-kinetic approach to defeat insecurity

At the presentation of former Inspector-General of Police Mohammed Abubakar’s book, *Beyond the Bullets: Policing Terrorism in a Democratic System*, Goodluck Jonathan and Aliko Dangote called for greater investment in jobs and social development to tackle terrorism in Nigeria. Jonathan urged the government to revive the Almajiri schools programme, established under his administration to equip vulnerable youths with practical skills, and the Great Green Wall project, intended to support agriculture and create jobs. Dangote argued that military force alone could not defeat terrorism and urged businesses to partner with the government to create jobs and drive economic growth.