By Ahmed Ghani Hassan
Plights from Sokoto to Maiduguri and led to massacres killings of innocent Citizen and living with extreme fear about the Lost of thounsands lives, destruction many proterties by the Boko Haram in the North Eastern Nigeria and the arm bandits in the North Western of the Country. Which many Nigerians lost hope of restoring peace in the Country.
The people of the North are living with the most deplorable conditions, whereby the North are now turn in to the battle field. Which according to the 2020 Global terrorism index has reported that Nigeria is still the third most impacted in the world when it comes to militant attacks. Whereas all the terrorism activities do occur in the North and became a serious hindrance to development of the region where by wreacked havock by the insurgents.
Over time the North is confronted with so many security Challenges such as: Boko Haram Insurgency, ethno-relgions conflict, banditry, famers/herders, And Kidnapping menance are the great challenges and threat to the region.
What recently Happened in Maiduguri is quite Irking to every partriotic Citizen whereby a peasant farmers Massacres by Boko Haram in Borno which over 40 people had been killed, inded is the most violent attack targeted at civilian in 2020. Therefore everybody in the North are very worried and sad over the massacres killings which as a result the peasant farmers are in extreme fear for bringing back home their harvested food which is another a big problem.
The human security in the country are no longer secure. What I’m perceiving over the Insecurity in the North is a global conspiracy whereby fighting terrorism it will take a long time. What people are perceiving over the Insecurity in the country whereby most people are out blame the Service chiefs over the Insecurity, which according to my perception is may probably not, why because is a warfare which is very difficult to fighting with it in a short period of time.
To some people who have seing the Service chiefs is the Main problem with Insecurity, is just a the same perception of Nigerians before 2015 whereby most people are on the opinion that President Jonathan is behind all the Insecurity happened in the country, therefore with this reason politician detached him from power, Moreover President Jonathan is no longer in power, but still the peace is not restoring even though there are a lot of progress in fighting Boko Haram, in reference to the 2020 global terrorism Index (GTI) has found that ‘the deaths from terrorism fell for the fifth consecutive year since peaking in 2014’ further more that there is no more Suicide and Bombings attacks and also No any local Government are under control of the Boko Haram, but no doubt the Insecurity are now escaliting to kidnapping, banditry and other menance of Insecurity Happening in the North.
I therefore, said the problem of Insecurity in the North would indeed need a serious action to making a great efforts and apply a new tactics for fighting terrorism in the country, like I wrote the article on 14 September, 2018, which the title is ‘warfare the present security Challenges in Nigeria’ I made mentioned that the Government should regulate the arm proliferation of the country which is being escalated in the country after the emergence of MENA. (Middle east and North Africa revolution). and also wrote the Government should banning all the private armies in the country and recruites more security and strengthen the Security intelligence of the country’.
Therefore the north must work together to solve it’s common problems for the greater Nigeria; state governor’s particularly must be willing to reach out the neighbourings governors and begin to deliverate on common policies that address common setback and to engage traditional rulers, religious clerics and also security forces to have a committee that would frequently meeting to resolve all the massacre killings in the region in order to develop the region.
The Northern governors are mostly careless about the Development of the region. Arewa is the most backward society in the world in reference to the indices of the world today on issues concerning innovation and creativity while Arewa now tussle of power is the most priority. The 19 Governor’s of the north should have to establish the financial institution in the north and fundings all the deteriorated industries in the north and make sure effective that will galvanize rapid socio economic Development in the region.
The Northern Governors should have to engage our youths in productive Programs so that to resuscitate the Economy of the region after a long time deteriorated, this would indeed imensely reduce the crimes in the Region for engage the youths in the programs.
Hassan Writes from Bauchi State
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