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The Pathfinder
Tuesday December 2, 2025
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Nigeria’s Defence Minister, Alhaji Mohammed Badaru, has resigned from his position with immediate effect.
In a letter dated December 1, sent to President Bola Tinubu, Abubakar said he was quitting on health grounds.
The President’s Special Adviser on Information and Strategy, Bayo Onanuga, confirmed the development in a statement released on Monday.
“President Tinubu will likely inform the Senate of Badaru’s successor later this week.
“His resignation comes amid President Tinubu’s declaration of a national security emergency, with plans to elaborate on its scope in due course,” the statement added.
Tinubu has accepted the resignation and thanked the minister for his service to the nation.
A former two-term governor of Jigawa State (2015–2023), Badaru was appointed defence minister on August 21, 2023.
His tenure recently drew criticism after an interview with BBC Hausa Service, in which he said some terrorists could not be attacked because their forest hideouts were too dense for bombs to reach.
Badaru said, “In this kind of war, from time to time, there will be relief; sometimes they will do something that will shock everyone on the ground, although I have heard some say that their whereabouts are known and who they are.
“It is true that their whereabouts are known, but they are people you cannot attack, or they are in the forests where our bombs cannot reach them.
“I assure you that our soldiers are working day and night to see how they can deal with this.”
Badaru’s resignation comes as the Federal Government implements a national security emergency, with further details expected in the coming days.
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