Alhaji Atiku Abubakar. |
With the rising spate of terror
activities in the Middle Belt and the North East, I urgently call for increased
funding for our military so that they are equipped and their morale boosted
enough to contain and then defeat insecurity in Nigeria.
It
is unacceptable that terrorists and criminals are frequently better equipped
than members of our armed forces. It is the duty of the political elite to put
aside any political differences and take a United stand to put an end to this.
The
increasing deaths of our servicemen at the hand of terrorists and criminals,
especially in the Northeast and Middle Belt, is a clear sign that our troops
need to be better funded and better equipped. It is true that funds are scarce,
but this is an emergency and if we do not take care of an emergency, it becomes
a crisis which can lead to a total breakdown of law and order - anarchy in
essence.
I
have been traveling all over Nigeria and I meet with both Muslim and Christian
clerics who tell me that in the Northeast and Middle Belt, they now officiate
over more funerals than they do marriages and child dedications. This is
heartbreaking and we must do something immediately to change the situation.
Apart
from funding, I advise the Federal Government to review its policy of releasing
so called ‘repentant’ terrorists. To think that the government can de radicalise
these individuals in so short a time is wishful thinking. Many people, myself
included, think that the upsurge in terror activities coming after the release
of such detainees, is not coincidental.
Finally,
I urge the National Assembly to suo moto, take action to appropriate funds for
our military on a fast-track basis. These are desperate times for Nigeria and
desperate times call for dedication to duty of all concerned.
I
am tired of issuing condolences for unnecessary deaths. I prefer to make a
difference and prevent unnecessary deaths amongst the gallant men and women of
our armed forces and the civilian population they took an oath to protect.
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