Senator Buba, banditry and the social media mercenaries

National security and intelligence operations demand caution, writes Yushau A. Shuaib. He says revealing successes too early can compromise missions, while describing failures without context can make them appear to be conspiracy theories.

He also warns about allegations involving people working at the sensitive intersection of intelligence, non-kinetic security strategy and politics. Even fabricated claims, he says, can inflict irreversible damage on a person’s reputation.