Pastor Matthew Ashimolowo, the senior pastor of Kingsway International Christian Centre (KICC), has argued that Nigeria's sheer size and terrain make it impossible to defeat terrorist groups without significant external help and advanced military technology.
In an interview, Ashimolowo used Niger State—one of Nigeria's largest and most terror-prone states—as an example to illustrate the logistical nightmare facing security forces.
The Challenge of Size and Terrain
Ashimolowo highlighted the immense scale of the security challenge, stating: "Niger State alone is almost the size of all of the [South-]East plus a good number of [the] South-South." He argued that tracking and pursuing armed groups across such vast, difficult landmass is nearly impossible with the tools currently at Nigeria's disposal.
He contended that only countries like the United States possess the "most sophisticated equipment and state-of-the-art satellite that captures body heat" necessary to detect insurgents hiding in forests and remote areas from great distances.
The Call for Advanced Technology
The pastor's comments underscore a growing public debate about the capacity of Nigeria's military to secure its vast rural and forested regions, which have become strongholds for bandits and terrorist factions.
Ashimolowo's point suggests that without access to this level of surveillance and intelligence technology, Nigeria's counter-terrorism operations will continue to face significant limitations, regardless of troop numbers or bravery.
His intervention adds a prominent religious voice to calls for a technological leap in the country's security strategy.
*Source: The Podcast Network*
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