A former army intelligence officer, Colonel Tony Nyiam, Rtd. has slammed the Federal Government for refusing to send soldiers after the Fulani herdsmen involved in the Benue killings.
The retired army personnel recalled that soldiers were deployed against members of the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB, Niger Delta militants among others, but the police were sent after the killer herdsmen.
Nyiam spoke in a Channels Television interview on Monday.
Nyiam, who noted that the situation in Rivers State waas comparable to that in Benue State, said that the deployment of soldiers helped in the tracking down and killing of the Rivers State kidnap kingpin, Johnson Igwedibia, known as Don Waney.
“There are double standards that we see here. Today, the cult guy in Rivers has been killed by the military because the military (troops) were sent in.
“Why will President Muhammadu Buhari send police to Benue, why not the military? When it was the case of the militants, soldiers were sent. When it was the case of IPOB, soldiers were sent.
“In the case of sophisticatedly armed invaders, mainly as said by the Kano State Governor (Alhaji Abdullahi Ganduje) as foreigners, you send police, that is pure double-standard,” he said.
The security expert in questioning the policy framework in tackling the insecurity said: “There is a failure at both the policy and operational levels.
“At the policy level, you cannot use police action against sophisticated armed invaders of one’s community.”
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“Why will President Muhammadu Buhari send police to Benue, why not the military ?

Good Question..... BMC Crew, NgeneUkwEwu, StarKid, OmenkaDead, MadRibGuy etc, Over to You.

Sad..... Very sad

The blood of the slain will keep attacking his only begotten..

Even d so called police re useless

Those responsible will also lose their loved ones. On this one Mr President is clearly biased. I don't blame him, when we stop recycling old pathetic leaders , then we can move forward.

Here comes the insecticide and perfume presidio. Always playing politics of sentiments.

but sent tanks and RPGs to armless harmless protesters in Aba
Buhari and his useless family will not end well
Buhari is a terrorist
aisha is a shameless corrupt prostitute - ngeneukwenu

Buhari, IGP, all of you are mad

The buhari government has failed Nigerians.

Buhari send military to the south east because of ipob,the military invaded nnamdi KANU house,and killed some people there,but the foolish buhari sent incompetent police men after Fulani herdsmen that has been killing people all over nigeria

Buhari it's a useless old man,I'm not sorry to say that.

He promised to pay unemployed Nigerian youth 5k,we no dey hear about am again now.

Buhari is just decieving himself

Nigerians have to accept that we voted in a blood thirsty demon !!!Our focus now should be how to vote him out and not advice him

Buhari is hypocrite for that!

Yes colonel! Tell them

Good..now where are those automated mumus when you just need them?

I would resign if I was a BMC member, defending this govt supposed to be painful for a sycophant or the BMC crew.