HURIWA: Execution of Brigadier General by ISWAP a National Disgrace

***Says its Clear Evidence of Nigeria’s Collapsing Security Architecture

The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has condemned the “shocking silence and lethargy” of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s administration following confirmation that ISWAP terrorists captured and executed Brigadier General M. Uba after ambushing a military convoy and Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) operatives in Borno State.

In a strongly worded statement on Tuesday, National Coordinator of the group Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko said the incident exposes the dangerous level of infiltration, operational breakdown, and intelligence compromise within Nigeria’s defence system.
HURIWA noted that any serious government would have responded with an immediate, full-scale counterterrorism offensive aimed at eliminating the perpetrators.

“The Nigerian State is normalising the abnormal,” HURIWA said.
“How are terrorists killing citizens and military generals with ease while the government responds with indifference? Where is the leadership? Where is the national outrage?”
HURIWA said emerging accounts—including voice recordings of the General’s last moments—suggest that ISWAP fighters traced his location after intercepting military communications, raising two unsettling possibilities:
Terrorist collaborators inside the military hierarchy, as repeatedly warned by Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum, or Severe compromise of Nigeria’s security communication infrastructure.

The group criticised the Army for failing to immediately launch a transparent investigation into how a serving General could be tracked, captured, and executed in such a sophisticated manner.
HURIWA also faulted the Defence Headquarters for initially misleading Nigerians with claims that the ambushed troops “repelled the attackers with superior firepower” and returned safely—a narrative contradicted by emerging evidence.

According to a Reuters report citing ISWAP’s Amaq propaganda channel, the terrorists executed Brigadier General Uba after capturing him—directly contradicting the Nigerian Army’s earlier claims of his survival.
“A foreign news agency had to tell Nigerians the truth about their own General,” HURIWA said.
“This is a shameful failure of integrity and accountability.”
HURIWA expressed deep concern that President Tinubu has not addressed the country despite the killing of a senior military officer—an event the group described as a national security emergency.
HURIWA said this failure of leadership reinforces a perception that the government is overwhelmed, indifferent, or unwilling to confront the deepening insurgency head-on.
The organisation also condemned the continued reintegration of “repentant terrorists,” warning that many return to unleash more violence on communities.
HURIWA questioned why the Federal Government repeatedly resists counterterrorism support from the United States, including earlier offers under President Donald Trump to help obliterate terrorist enclaves.

“Why does the Nigerian State appear uncomfortable with decisive actions that could wipe out these extremist groups?” the group asked.
“What exactly is the government protecting?”
HURIWA said the execution of Brigadier General Uba is not just a tragic loss but a damning indicator that Nigeria’s security system is crumbling under the weight of corruption, infiltration, and poor political leadership.
The group demanded a full, open, and independent investigation into the circumstances of the General’s capture and death, an operational overhaul of military communication systems, immediate offensive operations against ISWAP, and a national address by President Tinubu outlining concrete steps to prevent further collapses.