Insecurity: Arewa Youth Berates Lai Mohammed Over Alleged False Comment
… Says fight far from being won
BY ADEYEMI AKANJI, BAUCHI – The Arewa Youth Vanguard has berated the Minister of Information, Alhaji Lai Mohammed for not telling Nigerians the truth about the security situation in the country especially the ongoing fight against insecurity in the Northern part.
The group particularly note that the claim by the
Minister of information is not only far from the reality but, a mockery on the Nigerian populace which deserves much more than what it is being fed with.
The Arewa Youth Vanguard therefore lend its support to a security expert, Mr. Adejare Adegbenro, whom it described as a well versed person in decimating terrorism.
It therefore advised the Federal Government to engage the services of security experts if it must sustain and eventually win the ongoing war against banditry and other forms of insecurity in the country.
These were the submission by the convener of the group, Amb. Zakari Hashim, at a press conference in Bauchi during which he pledged their support for the fight against terrorism.
Hashim explained that the group threw its weight behind the renowned security expert, Adejare Adegbenro who, faulted the Information Minister’s assertion on security decimation claim.
According to him; “Mr. Adejare Adegbenro is a renowned security expert, globally recognized in addressing peace and conflict resolution. He is a versatile technocrat with experience to provide solutions to the security of this country and beyond”.
The group therefore called on the Minister and heads of security apparatus in the country to bring experts to a dialogue table and chart a new cause in fighting security challenges.
The Minister of Information, Lai Mohammed had at a recent joint press conference with security chiefs, said that the worst security challenges in the country are over, adding however that there might still be pockets of attacks nationwide.
According to Mohammed; “The situation can never be worse. The most populous black nation might not be there yet, the military and other security agencies, nevertheless, have succeeded substantially in containing insecurity.
“As far as the daunting security challenges we face are concerned, we can tell you that the worst is over. Never again will terrorists and bandits and their cohorts hold sway in our country.
“President Muhammadu Buhari’s directive to the military to crush those terrorising our citizens is working, hence, peace and security are gradually being restored to the country,” he said.
