Reno Omokri, former media aide to ex-President Goodluck
Jonathan, has expressed worries that bandits terrorizing many parts of the
country may resort to attacking commercial aircrafts.
Omokri stated this on Sunday while reacting to the recent
military plane crash which occured on Saturday last week in Zamfara State,
Northwest.
Recall that a Nigerian Air Force Alpha Jet was shot down by
bandits. The pilot, Flight Lieutenant Abayomi Dairo, was rescued.
Reacting to the development, Omokri said if the criminal
elements can possess “surface to air missiles that can bring down a military
jet”, even commercial aircraft may not be safe.
The socio-political activist made the remark in a post on
his official Facebook page.
The post reads, “The cavalier manner the Buhari regime is
taking the downing of an airforce jet by bandits does not augur well for
Nigeria’s national security. If bandits now possess surface to air missiles
that can bring down a military jet, then how safe is civilian aviation in
Nigeria?
“I urge General Buhari to snap out of his Igboho fixation
and acknowledge the reality that no plane flying over Nigeria is safe. The jet
that was shot down is an Alpha Jet and costs close to $1 million. It flies at
50,000 feet above ground. If bandits can shoot it down, they can shoot any jet
in Nigeria down, military or civilian.
“Nigerians are going to see a dramatic rise in costs of
tickets for both international and domestic flights, because flights are going
to reduce as a result of this incident. And those flights that continue to
operate will be forced to take out very high hazard insurance premiums.
“While these bandits may be from a particular ethnic group,
they are not necessarily from Nigeria. Many of them are disaffected Fulani from
Mali where they have been fighting the government there. They are rugged and
war hardened. They can bring Nigeria to her knees if we continue ignoring them.
“And we must note that the plane that was shot down was shot
down at night. These guys are trigger happy and according to reports in the
media, they also use drugs. What if a commercial plane flies over their hideout
at night. Are they not paranoid enough to shoot it down thinking it is a
military jet?”
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