Nigeria's democracy and economy face collapse amid state violence and insurgency
Nigeria's democracy is decaying through state violence and normalized intimidation, with President Tinubu's government prioritizing political opposition destruction over national security. Insurgencies like Boko Haram and ISWAP kill thousands annually while state actors extort citizens through taxes and violence. The economy collapses as fuel subsidies end and rice imports surge, destroying local agriculture despite N51 billion spent on foreign rice. Professor Jibrin Ibrahim warns democracy decays incrementally through intimidation and reprisal, risking total loss to terrorists if government fails to act. The military lacks strategy for asymmetric warfare, and government focus on 2027 elections threatens national survival.