GROUP CAPTAIN SADEEQ GARBA SHEHU RTD Archives

Oversight Is Not Distraught: Senator Oshiomhole’s Lonely Stand For Defence Accountability

Global UpfrontJun 5, 2026June 5, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu Rtd I wish to commend Sen Adams Oshiomhole and the only other @Senator Sani Musa (Niger State) who supported

Guardians Of Military Tradition: Why Ranks, Appointments And Standards Matter

Global UpfrontJun 4, 2026June 4, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu Rtd As retired and serving members of the profession of arms, we have a duty not only to defend

Recruit 1,000 Forest Guards Per Kidnapping, Is This The Way To Go?: Beyond Knee-jerk Responses – Building A Real Strategy Against Kidnapping

Global UpfrontJun 1, 2026June 1, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) Each time a major school abduction or mass kidnapping occurs in Nigeria, or terrorists attack, the official response

Ever Divisive Bishop Kukah: Of General Gowon’s Land, Nasir El-Rufai And Selective Outrage

Global UpfrontMay 21, 2026May 21, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) At the public launch of the autobiography of a former Nigerian leader, one would have expected reflections on

Who Does What? The New Homeland Security Adviser And Nigeria’s Crowded Security Architecture

Global UpfrontMay 14, 2026May 14, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) Far back on 12 May 2025, shortly after President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu formed what many Nigerians described

When The State Normalizes Death…Don’t Worry, Its Usual During Election Season

Global UpfrontMay 2, 2026May 2, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) There is a troubling convergence in recent political messaging—one that should alarm every serious observer of governance and

DSS Arrest Of 5 Suspects Of Angwan Rukuba Palm Sunday Attack: When Presidential “Get Them Quickly” Must Not Become “Arrest Someone at All Costs”

Global UpfrontApr 28, 2026April 28, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) When a serious security incident occurs, whether in Rukuba, Plateau State, or in the North East where our

The Jilli Market Airstrike Anatomy Of A ‘Mistake’: When Silence Is Not Neutral

Global UpfrontApr 22, 2026April 22, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) I begin with: May the souls of our officers and men Rest in Peace and May God comfort

As Elections Approach, The “I” in INEC Is Under Cross-Examination

Global UpfrontApr 12, 2026April 12, 20260

By Group Captain Sadeeq Garba Shehu (rtd) As Nigeria edges toward another election cycle, a familiar debate has returned — the neutrality and non-partisanship of

The American Combat Search & Rescue In Iran: Is It Leave No One Behind, At Any Cost? – An Explainer

Global UpfrontApr 7, 2026April 7, 20260

Wreckage of U.S. aircraft in Iran