By Bayo Wahab Nigeria’s Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa, has suggested that insecurity tends to escalate in the country during political seasons, attributing the trend to both internal collaborators and external influences. Speaking during an interview on Arise Television on Tuesday, Musa said the country is engaged in a complex conflict against a determined adversary with ideological motivations. “We are fighting a war and we are fighting a determined enemy, who is getting supporting from outside and has nothing to lose,” he said. He explained that the nature of the threat makes it particularly difficult to contain, especially when insurgents are driven by extremist beliefs. “The worst enemy you can fight is someone from within, somebody who has nothing to lose and to them, because it is ideological, they feel if they die they are going to heaven; if they kill somebody they are going to get blessed,” he stated. Musa noted that insider collaboration has worsened the ...