The failure of successive governments in Nigeria to prevent, arrest, or punish perpetrators decisively created room for several conspiracy theories, including state complicity under late President Buhari’s administration a concern once raised by no less a person than General T. Y. Danjuma, a former Chief of Army Staff and former Minister of Defence, in reaction to the slåughter and unrestrained kīllîngs in his home state of Taraba during the Buhari administration. Late President Buhari’s policy of appointing mostly Muslims to head all the security services during his eight years in office further worsened these perceptions.
As Nigerians, we must be honest with ourselves that the kįllïngs have gone on for too long and government and security forces have been overwhelmed. We need help! No nation can confront terrorîsm in isolation. We must therefore work with our allies and partners to defeat this menace once and for all.
It is on the strength of the foregoing that I strongly recommend that President Bola Ahmed Tinubu should collaborate with President Donald Trump, the US Government, and other allies and friends of Nigeria to flush out these marauding těrrorists. He should also improve relations with our neighbouring countries whose cooperation and support will be essential in the wár against terrorism.
I have, on several occasions, as Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, raised concerns about the non-appointment of ambassadors for over two years. This anomaly should be corrected as soon as possible to enable our country maximise its diplomatic resources and options.
May God help Nigeria.
HSD.
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