Nigeria Democracy Day: 'Surrender or face full force' of state, President Bola Tinubu warns militants

Nigerian President Bola Tinubu warned armed groups to surrender or face the full force of the state in a Democracy Day speech. He announced the recruitment of 50,000 new police officers and a record budget of 5.41 trillion naira for defense and security. Tinubu stated that 13,000 terrorists were killed in the past year and that civilian deaths from insurgents had dropped by 81% since 2015. He also defended economic reforms, including ending fuel subsidies and floating the exchange rate.