The National Secretary of National Rescue Movement (NRM), Barr. Obidike Okolo has condemned in totality the recent attacks and killing of two officers in Kaduna.
In the statement Barr Obidike Okolo , while commending efforts of the military, however, expressed regret on activities of bandits across the states.
‘The worsening security situation, according to him, is a sign that those who manage the nation’s security had to be on top of their game, he stressed.
Tackling stakeholders, he said, their long silence in the face of unbearable criminal acts by armed herdsmen, bandits and insecurity across the country ‘thereby giving a bad image of the region.”
“We find it once more expedient to comment on the worsening security situation in the country, especially the latest attack on a military formation,the Nigerian Defence Academy,which is the institution where future military leaders are trained.
“We woke up to the sad news of the attack on the NDA, leaving two officers killed and another abducted by bandits with heavy hearts. If it was not the confirmation of this unbelievable action by the Academy’s spokesperson, Bashir Jajira, we would have still been in doubt.
Obidike notes that the fact that a fortified military institution could be so easily invaded by armed militias without resistance has left us with the conclusion that no part of this country and no citizen,no matter his or her status is safe again unless speedy strategy is deployed.
We wish to strongly say here that the attack is a slap on the Nigeria intelligence community and the armed forces.
“Given the situation,we wish to humbly and respectively appeal to President, Muhammadu Buhari,to as a matter of urgent national importance, caution the military and if possible implore a new tactics to combat the dreaded Boko Haram , banditry, kidnappers for ransom and other heinous crimes without end in the country.
We reinstate unequivocally that there is a gap in intelligence gathering and sharing. There is an emergency and the urgent need to address the scourging insecurity in the country and therefore, should be immediately tackled.
‘It is important that the entire security architecture of the nation is reviewed so that the process of injecting fresh blood can be complete.
‘We believe that the service chiefs need a clean slate to succeed as to avoid being tied to the springs of the past fatal failures.
‘It would be to the highest interests of Nigeria for the President to heed this call and act on it immediately,” he said.
