Former Governor of Jigawa State and PDP Chieftain, Alhaji Sule Lamido, has blamed the persistent insecurity in Northern Nigeria on poor leadership and the collapse of moral upbringing in Nigeria.
Lamido stated this during an interview with Premier Radio
Kano on Wednesday, where he said northerners themselves must take
responsibility for the worsening security crisis in the region.
According to him, the North must wake up to the urgent need
to rebuild discipline and proper upbringing among young people.
He accused political leaders of abandoning their core
responsibility of protecting lives and property, saying many leaders are now
more concerned about politics than governance.
“Northerners should blame themselves for the insecurity
confronting the region, politicians are contributing to the destruction of
young people’s lives, and that is worsening the security situation because of
how they manipulate and neglect the youth.” Lamido lament
Speaking further, Lamido insisted that those behind
insurgency and banditry were people from within the region itself.
“Where are Boko Haram members and bandits coming from? They
are our children from the North, they were not thrown from the sky, they are
among us, and today they seem stronger than us because of moral decay, the
fault is ours, and we must fix it, starting from the foundation and proper
upbringing at home.”
The former minister also backed the establishment of state
police, which many believe could help tackle insecurity more effectively, but
stressed that adequate training and discipline must come first.
“There is nothing wrong with state police, but they must be
properly trained and guided on how to carry out their duties,” he said.
“It is disturbing that a northerner can arrest a fellow
northerner and demand ransom. What kind of immortality is that? Meanwhile,
leaders are only focused on politics.”
Lamido added that justice and fairness among Northerners
remain critical to restoring peace and stability in the region.
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