…Says his threats ineffective
Following the renewed regular attacks on passengers on Kaduna-Abuja highway, and the recent order by President Muhammadu Buhari for troops to get merciless with bandits, the Coalition of Northern Groups, (CNG), has described the administration as the worst in the history of the country.
The spokesperson of the Coalition, Abdul-Azeez Suleiman, while reacting to the recent rise in attacks, killings and kidnappings in the North while the presidency issues empty threats, said government has completely lost control of the region’s forests and highways to armed criminals who roam freely and terrorise the population with ease.
He said as things stand, the federal government and troops can no longer be relied upon to provide even the minimal guarantee of security for citizens.
The Coalition said northerners have heard enough of excuses and fake promises of action from the Buhari-led administration.
The CNG said it was unacceptable for the people of the North to continue to live under this level of exposure to criminals who freely attack, kill, maim, rape, kidnap, burn villages and rustle cattle, while the President and security chiefs issue threats and promises that have no effect.
The group further stated that it was no longer in doubt that the current federal administration and set of State governors have lost the capacity and necessary caurage to discharge the vital constitutional duty that they swore to uphold.
The Coalition noted that the situation is getting worse literally by the day, as bandits and insurgents take advantage of the huge vacuum in the administration’s political will and capacity to act which they exploit with disastrous consequences on communities and individuals.
It said further that the situation under which all northern communities live today is no longer tolerable, adding that everyone must rise to protect themselves.
