Former Army Chief, Buratai, Mentions "Lockdown" to Fight Insecurity
- Former Chief of Army Staff, Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), has urged the federal government to adopt the COVID-19 lockdown style in addressing the problem of insecurity
- The former army boss recalled that all Nigerians were involved during the lockdown campaign, and there was a lot of intelligence and dissemination of information
- Buratai explained that the flood in Maiduguri also got the same national attention and urged the country to have a long-term plan in fighting terrorism
Lt. Gen. Tukur Buratai (retd.), the former Chief of Army Staff, has called on the federal government to opt for the nationwide mobilisation, like that of the COVID-19 lockdown, in the fight against kidnapping, terrorism and banditry.
The former army boss argued that the Nigerians should not leave the fight against insecurity in the hands of the military alone, adding that it should be treated as a national crisis where collective sacrifice is required.
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What Buratai said about insecurity
Buratai, speaking in an interview on Channels TV on Friday, August 22, explained that where there was a COVID-19 lockdown, lots of money was spent on information, preventive measures, advertisement, communication and palliatives.
His statement reads in part:
“The whole nation was locked down because of COVID-19. We can do the same thing. We can lock down this country to make sure that everybody concentrates and deals with this cankerworm of so-called terrorists and bandits.”
The former army boss explained that he had warned before leaving office that the insurgency in the country could last longer than expected, as the adoption of a long-term strategy was not in place.
Buratai recalls his warning on insecurity
He recalled sending a note of warning after he was appointed as an ambassador to the Republic of Benin, adding that the insurgency was not something that we can just wish away. He then stressed that the country "really needs to have a long-term plan.”
The former military boss also recalled that the country made a collective effort during the flood crisis in Maiduguri, when Nigerians rallied to support Borno, adding that a similar approach could help in the fight against terrorism, kidnapping and banditry.
Nigeria has been fighting against terrorism and banditry for over a decade, hundreds of lives have been lost, and the economy has been crippled in the affected area, particularly in the northeast and northwest.
The situation has spread to the north-central region, while kidnapping is still going on in the southern part of the country. In the southeast, the successionists' fight has been going on, but since the arrest of the leaders of the proscribed IPOB, the situation is calming down.
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Assaulted Anambra NYSC member speaks up
Legit.ng earlier reported that the Anambra corps member who was assaulted by the state's vigilante, Jennifer Elohor Edema, has narrated her ordeal at the hands of the security operatives.
The NYSC member disclosed how the operatives of the vigilante stormed and ransacked their room without any form of identification, and they were not in uniform.
Elohor explained that she and nine other corps members were forced into the vehicle of the operatives, and they were ignored when they showed them their ID cards.
Source: Legit.ng
