Nigeria Must Combine AI, Drones and Local Intelligence to Defeat Terrorism – Prof. Celestine Iwendi

Professor Celestine Iwendi of the University of Greater Manchester says Nigeria must adopt a hybrid security strategy that merges artificial intelligence, drones, and community-based intelligence to effectively combat rising terrorism, kidnappings, and banditry. He emphasises that conventional military tactics alone are insufficient and calls for retraining the military in guerrilla warfare, recruiting local defenders, and building secure data-driven systems to predict and prevent attacks. Iwendi also highlights the importance of collaboration with research institutions to strengthen national security capacity.