Former minister of defence, Rabiu Kwankwaso has said that
the administration of former President Olusegun Obasanjo, of which he was a
part of, left behind a military that was capable, disciplined and ever ready to
defend the territorial integrity of Nigeria.
Kwankwaso said he is very much shocked and surprised over
what is happening in the country and for the fact that it is happening not too
far away from the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja.
Kwankwaso, who spoke in an interview with Channels
Television, believes the military’s incapability is a reflection of leadership
failure on the part of the current administration.
“It is very unfortunate that all of us in this country have
to find ourselves in this problem. The issue of security, not only in Nigeria
but all over the world is key,” the former Governor of Kano State said.
“And that is why our constitution and every other
constitutions that I know put a lot of emphasis on the issue of security of
lives and property.
“I’m so happy that I have the opportunity to become the
minister of defence during the second tenure of former President Olusegun
Obasanjo and in that office I had the opportunity to work together with the
military. I believe that we left a military that was capable and disciplined
and ever ready to defend the territorial integrity of this country.
“I had the opportunity to visit them all over the world, especially
here in Africa …and other parts of the world where they have reasons to be
there for operations and they did it successfully and they all returned back.
Now what we are seeing today, in my opinion, is a reflection of leadership.
They [the military] are trying their best…
“So, put all this together, what we are seeing today, my
humble self and many other people who are associated with the military and
other security agencies, are very much shocked and surprised that some of these
things are happening, happening not too far away from here in Abuja.
“Happening between here and Kaduna and many other parts of
this country. I believe this is the time to advise the government to do
whatever they can to get better improvements so that people can have confidence
in this country.”
Gunmen suspected to be terrorists had recently bombed the
Abuja-Kaduna train between Katari and Rigina axis on Monday night.
Many passengers were said to have been initially kidnapped,
including Zamfara State former deputy Governor, Mallam Ibrahim Wakkala Liman,
during the deadly attack.
Others were shot dead and an unascertained number of the
passengers also sustained various degrees of injuries as a result of gunshots.
Since then, several other attacks have been successfully conducted
by the daredevil terrorists in Zaria, Abuja-Kaduna highway and many other
places where several Nigerians have either been kidnapped or killed.
There were also reports of terrorists’ attack in the Kubwa axis of Abuja on Wednesday.
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