Nigeria, Dec. 4 -- National Security Adviser (NSA), Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, says Nigeria has secured 775 terrorism-related convictions, insisting that the country remains the only functioning democracy in the entire Sahel region despite persistent security challenges.

Discover more Newspaper newspaper Ribadu spoke on Thursday at a dialogue on a whole-of-society approach to preventing violence and conflict in Northern Nigeria. The event was organised by the National Peace Committee, The Kukah Centre, and the Office of the National Security Adviser (ONSA) in Abuja.

He said each conviction represents progress in stabilising communities affected by violent extremism, noting that the achievements were possible because government institutions, se...