Nigeria, Dec. 11 -- President Bola Tinubu has directed the Inspector-General of Police, security chiefs, and the National Economic Council (NEC) to restructure security deployments, arm forest guards, and rehabilitate grazing reserves into economically viable ranches nationwide.

The president issued the directive at the Federal Executive Council meeting on Wednesday as part of broader efforts to curb kidnapping, terrorism and recurring farmer-herder conflicts nationwide.

The Nigerian leader noted that he is aware that "our people are exposed" and said there is an urgent need to make exceptional provisions for their protection.

"I know some of our people are exposed and I understand that we have to make exceptional provision for them, a...