Perhaps, for the first time since President Muhammadu Buhari assumed power nine months ago, a senior official of the Federal Government has come out to promise action against the threat posed by the so-called “Fulani herdsmen”, who have been invading farmlands and creating sorrows in their host communities.
According to the Minister of the Interior, retired Lt General Adbulrahman Danbazzau, the
ministry, which he acknowledged as the “hub of public safety in Nigeria” will ramp up activities aimed at curbing the menace through capacity building and equiping security officers operating under the umbrella of the Ministry. It will be recalled that agencies in charge of the internal security of the nation, such as the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, the Nigerian Security and Defence Commission,NSCDC, The Nigerian Prisons Service and the Nigerian Immigration Service, are under the Ministry.
We make bold to assert that the Federal Government has failed in its duty to protect hapless and defenceless innocent citizens, especially in rural communities all over the country. They stood by while criminals wielding dangerous weapons such as AK 47 assault rifles and automatic pistols not only lead their cattle to destroy farmlands, but also invade, sack and seize lands belonging to communities. They also kill, rob and kidnap both the high and low with impunity. In the far North, this takes the form of cattle rustling.
The most celebrated case was the abduction of Afenifere chieftain and elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae, an act that created an unpleasant face-off between Nigerians of Yoruba and Fulani ethnic stocks. Even after that, no day passes without such ugly incidents being reported.
The danger in the Federal Government’s continued failure to act and protect the people from these armed bandits is that communities might resort to taking up arms and organising reprisals to protect their land, communities and people from these invaders, with pregnant consequences for the security and stability of the nation.
It is irresponsible for the government to look the other way while an invasive section of the populace, armed with dangerous weapons, force the rest of their country men and women to live in fear of their lives and properties in their native communities. It is failure of government and leadership, which should no longer be tolerated. Whether the attackers are native Nigerians or foreigners is not the issue. What we want is for the Federal Government to close ranks with the various state governments and the leadership of the various local communities to eliminate this menace in a decisive manner.
General Danbazzua has spoken. We are waiting impatiently to see him match his words with action and secure Nigerians from these rampaging armed bandits.
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According to the Minister of the Interior, retired Lt General Adbulrahman Danbazzau, the
ministry, which he acknowledged as the “hub of public safety in Nigeria” will ramp up activities aimed at curbing the menace through capacity building and equiping security officers operating under the umbrella of the Ministry. It will be recalled that agencies in charge of the internal security of the nation, such as the Nigerian Police Force, NPF, the Nigerian Security and Defence Commission,NSCDC, The Nigerian Prisons Service and the Nigerian Immigration Service, are under the Ministry.
We make bold to assert that the Federal Government has failed in its duty to protect hapless and defenceless innocent citizens, especially in rural communities all over the country. They stood by while criminals wielding dangerous weapons such as AK 47 assault rifles and automatic pistols not only lead their cattle to destroy farmlands, but also invade, sack and seize lands belonging to communities. They also kill, rob and kidnap both the high and low with impunity. In the far North, this takes the form of cattle rustling.
The most celebrated case was the abduction of Afenifere chieftain and elder statesman, Chief Olu Falae, an act that created an unpleasant face-off between Nigerians of Yoruba and Fulani ethnic stocks. Even after that, no day passes without such ugly incidents being reported.
The danger in the Federal Government’s continued failure to act and protect the people from these armed bandits is that communities might resort to taking up arms and organising reprisals to protect their land, communities and people from these invaders, with pregnant consequences for the security and stability of the nation.
It is irresponsible for the government to look the other way while an invasive section of the populace, armed with dangerous weapons, force the rest of their country men and women to live in fear of their lives and properties in their native communities. It is failure of government and leadership, which should no longer be tolerated. Whether the attackers are native Nigerians or foreigners is not the issue. What we want is for the Federal Government to close ranks with the various state governments and the leadership of the various local communities to eliminate this menace in a decisive manner.
General Danbazzua has spoken. We are waiting impatiently to see him match his words with action and secure Nigerians from these rampaging armed bandits.
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