In the last few weeks there has
been a remarkable and devastating onslaught on the killer bandits and murderous
terrorists of North Western Nigeria.
Zamfara state has been the model
case and other North Western states including Katsina, Kaduna, Sokoto, Jigawa,
Kebbi and Niger state have taken the cue and have also risen to the occassion.
What the Governors of these
states have done has been inspiring and has brought hope to millions of people
all over the North and indeed all over the country.
They have labelled the bandits as
terrorists, they have cut off their supplies and supply lines, they have cut
off their communication networks, they have freed thousands of captives, they
have killed and captured hundreds of terrorists and they have scattered their
cells and operations and put them in dissaray.
I have spoken to countless people
in the North West over the last one week and at least three families whose
children and relatives were released from captivity and there is a deep sense
of relief that at last something is being done.
Hope has been restored and the
fact that the Governors of these states are taking the battle to the gates of
the terrorists in conjunction with the DSS, the Army, the Airforce, the
Nigerian Police Force and all the other security and Intelligence agencies has
proved that once there is a strong resolve and the political will to do
something about insurgency and terrorism there is always a way.
For this effort we must commend
each of the Governors of these respective states and particularly the Governor
of Zamfara, the Heads of all our Security Agencies, the military Service Chiefs
and President Muhammadu Buhari himself.
It is incumbent upon us to
encourage the Federal and State Governments when they get things right and to
encourage our security agencies and military when they the cultivate the
courage and take up the the initiative and fight the evil that has plagued our
land just as it is important for us to tell them when they get things wrong.
I sincerely hope that the
Governors of the states of the South and other parts will also cultivate the
political will to take the sort of drastic measures that have been taken by the
North Western Governors in order to save lives.
One of the most innovative and
effective measures that has been taken which is unique to Zamfara and which I
hear will also be introduced in some of the other North Western states at the
soonest is the shutting down of all communication networks within the state.
This has totally crippled the
terrorists and their kidnapping operations and it has worked wonders.
The fact that the Hon. Min. of
Communcatiins, Professor Isa Pantami, can implement such measures at the behest
of the Governor of Zamfara and help in this way speaks volumes for him
No other Minister has dealt such
a heavy blow to the terrorists over the last six years and none has cultivated
the sense of urgency to do so.
No matter what anyone says, they
cannot take this from Isa Pantami. On this matter he has done very well indeed.
The truth that this measure and
policy alone has dealt a death blow to banditry and kidnapping in Zamfara and
the only thing left to do is to send in the security forces to kill the
terrorists which, I have been reliably informed, they are now doing with relative
ease.
Pantami has done well here and
few can deny it. I commend his courage as I do Matawalle’s.
Those thst believe that this
policy ought to be terminated and that want the communication lines reconnected
at the soonest can best be described as the enemies of Nigeria and the friends
of terror.
They seek to undermine our
security, divide our country, profit from terror, shed the blood of the
innocent and take the lives of our people for no just cause.
They want to take us back to the
dark days of unchallenged terror and carnage and they wish to push our nation
over the brink and into the hellish inferno of a second civil war.
Worse still they are agents of
foreign Governments who’s agenda is to utterly destroy our country and turn us
into the laughing syick of the world. We know who they are and we will expose
them soon.
For now we must focus on
encouraging those thst are doing the right thing, that have risen to the
occassion and that have taken the bull by the horns.
I will stand shoulder to shoulder
with anyone or any group of people that will fight the terrorists and send them
to hell where they belong and that will seek to save the lives of Nigerians and
restore peace and sanity in our land.
Kudos to all those involved in
this noble initiative and to those that are still sitting on the fence I say
the following:
Wake up, rise up to the
occassion, grow some balls, enter the field of battle and join hands with
others regardless of party affiliation tribe or faith and let us save Nigeria
together.
May God help us all.
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