PRESIDENCY FINGERS SUB REGIONAL FORCES FOR CONSPIRACY AGAINST NIGERIA’S NATIONAL SECURITY
The Nigerian President, Bola Ahmed Tinubu GCFR, through his aide on media and publicity, has accused some sub-regional forces for the escalating incidents of kidnapping and other security threats against the most populous African Nation, the most recent is of students kidnapped in Kaduna Nigeria.
Ajuri Ngelale, the Special Adviser to the President on Media and Publicity had alleged that some sub-regional forces were “actively conspiring” against the stability of Nigeria. He said this recently during an interview with TVC news. Ngelale nevertheless, assured that the Federal Government is “responding” to these conspiracies.
While answering questions on the spate of insecurity in the country, he said the President is working hard to ensure adequate security for citizens in all parts of the country adding that the government of the United States of America had promised to assist in the release of the abducted Kaduna school children.
In his words, Ngelale said: “Across the North, we understand that some of the sub-regional geographical forces are actively conspiring against the stability of the Nigerian nation. We are responding to it. We are doing it in a way that is concerted with our neighbours”.
It could be recalled that last Thursday, bandits abducted no fewer than 287 pupils/students from a primary and secondary school at Kuriga, a community in Chikun Local Government Area of Kaduna State. Additionally, bandits also abducted some Tsangaya students at Gidan Bakuso in Gada LGA of Sokoto State.
There have been different calls from several quarters, requesting the federal government to move swiftly to arrest the unbecoming situation of incessant kidnappings in the country.
Some of the stakeholders who called for urgent attention include the Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere who urged President Tinubu to go after sponsors of terror. Others include Experts Against Financial Crimes drawn from Anglophone member states of the Economic Community of West African States, ECOWAS, and the Intergovernmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa, GIABA, both who recently called for concerted efforts against terrorism financing and money laundering.
