Nigeria, Feb. 19 -- The siege of terrorists in the North-central part of Nigeria, characterised by serial kidnappings and the killings of citizens, appears to have put the security chiefs at their wits' end. On the 3rd of February, an armed group invaded Woro and Nukku communities in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State and kidnapped 176 persons, most of whom are women and children. This was after they had left the blood trails of over 100 killed persons and the smouldering ruins of houses and shops.

What is deeply disturbing is the fact that intelligence earlier provided by the village head about the imminence of the attack to the State Security Service (SSS) was leaked to the terror group. Few things can be more embarrassing to ...