The tragedy came three days after three police officers were killed at a police checkpoint on the Abugi-Gurugi road in the state. The situation questions the capacity of the Nigerian State to put this unfortunate climate of insecurity to an end. We will not accept this wicked act.” To stop these attacks, our counterinsurgency operations need to be reset. Each killing of a security operative or a successful assault on a military base is a morale booster to these enemies of the Nigerian State. Very importantly, there is an urgent need for a new counter-insurgency strategy in the country, and stronger retooling towards stemming the tide of these embarrassing losses of our state security actors and materiel.