Aminu Tambuwal, governor of
Sokoto state, says the killings across the nation boils down to failure of
leadership.
While commiserating with families
of security personnel killed in the line of duty, the governor said the
“growing spate of mindless shedding of innocent blood” has brought a new
dimension to the reprehensible state of insecurity in the country.
The governor said the security
architecture needs to be overhauled.
“Indeed, the growing spate of
mindless shedding of innocent blood, especially of policemen and other security
personnel on their lawful duty posts, has brought a new dimension to the
reprehensible state of insecurity in the country,” Tambuwal said in a
statement.
“The question from every law
abiding citizen today is: ‘Who will protect us, when even those
constitutionally charged with the responsibility of protecting our lives and
property have, themselves, become vulnerable targets of criminals?’ Where shall
we run to for protection, when the institutions of State put in place to
protect us are being progressively dismantled by opportunistic criminality and
the trained personnel are also on the run?
“It bears repeating for me to
state here that Nigeria’s security architecture and the strategies currently
adopted and deployed for national security, if any, need a comprehensive
overhaul. It is not working. The needless waste of life everywhere, both those
of trained security personnel and ordinary citizens, is a drain on the nation’s
resources and an unacceptable diminution of our valuable human capital.
“Every policeman or soldier is
someone’s father, mother,brother, sister,uncle, aunt or friend. The number and
frequency of deaths is undermining our humanity, making us less sensitive to
the gravity of the situation we are in today and also creating a new generation
of Nigerians, who may get accustomed to inhuman acts as the norm.
“The worst part of all this is
that these deaths are avoidable and the killings preventable. It boils down, at
the end of the day, to failure of leadership. Nigeria cannot progress and be
part of a 21st Century forward looking world by creating new batches of
mourners every other day.
“This is not the way to go. That
is not what Nigerians voted for in 2015. That is not what will build a virile,
united, united, politically stable and economically prosperous African Giant.”
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