Author: Jessica Ugodibe, Nigeria.
picture by Iyabo Lawal.
Summary
Insecurity and terrorism have presented major challenges to the Nigerian government in recent years. Nigeria is faced with an unprecedented wave of different but overlapping security crises in the form of terrorism, kidnapping and extremist insurgencies for well over a decade. Before the inception of the administration of Muhammadu Buhari, large portions of Nigerian territory were carved out and fell under the control of Boko Haram. In the northern part of Borno State, places like Abadam Local Government were under the effective control of Boko Haram for almost five years. The scale of the insecurity threatens the very fabric of Nigerian society: With every attack, human lives are lost or permanently damaged. “
The efforts of our security agencies in the fight against insecurity must be appreciated but, despite their efforts, challenges continue to linger. The pattern of insecurity has now been regionalized and there are: militia groups in the South; insurgency and banditry in the North; kidnapping, killings and destruction of properties in the East and South, and ritual killings in the East and West. Government must stop these regional warlords as they pose a significant security and economic threat to the people.
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Welldone Jessica