That angel way suggest make them put me for nigeria.. when i reach heaven ehhn, we go fight tear shirt. Jacob own na wash...

santakris:
What is the difference between kidnappers and bandits? These guys are terrorists. Flush them out with maximum force.

The way government is handling this matter may encourage more people to join this banditry business if care is not taken.

My brother, you speak as though we have a government! Isn't it the same stock as the terrorists who are in power??

Achieving Sustainable Peace in Nigeria

Former Military Administrator of Ogun State, Navy Commodore Kayode Olofinmoyin (rtd), has condemned the composition of the National Security Council for being heavily skewed in favour of one particular section of the country.

Olofinmoyin made the explosive remarks yesterday at the Leaders News House Peace, Unity and Security Lecture Series chaired by former Governor Adamawa State, Mr. Boni Haruna at the ECOWAS main auditorium, Asokoro, Abuja.

Commenting on the theme of the discussion: 'Sustainable Peace: The Divide of a Growing Nation,' Olofinmoyin described the make-up of the national security structure as a clear example of political inequality in the country and one of the reasons elevating ethnic tension in the country.

He described as unhealthy for national unity and peace, a situation where nine out of the 11 members on the National Security Council are from the Northern part of the country.

"We are practicing the Presidential system of government which promotes equality and the rule of law. But if you don't guarantee equality like we don't in Nigeria, you cannot have peace, you cannot have progress and you cannot develop.

"Let me go straight away to address Mr. President. People have said with the political inequality as it is in Nigeria today, you cannot have peace. I cannot have trust in the government. Let me give you a very good example because security is the first thing. And then people must separate your security infrastructure-the security team," Olofinmoyin said.

However, there was mild drama in the auditorium as while the retired officer, who served as a military administrator in the Gen. Abdusalami Abubakar (rtd) regime spoke his mind, there was a subtle attempt by the Permanent Secretary, General Services Office (GSO) OSGF, Dr. Maurice Nnamdi Mbaeri, to stop him.

Mbaeri, who was obviously not feeling uncomfortable with the views by Olofinmoyin, literally vacated his seat on the podium and took a back seat backstage.

Olofinmoyin said aside from the President, the majority of the members of the security councils, including the Chief of Staff to the President, Prof Ibrahim Gambari; the National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; Minister of Defence, Maj. Gen Bashir Magashi (rtd); the Chief of Army Staff, Maj. Gen Attahiru Ibrahim; the Director-General, Department of State Services; Mr. Yusuf Magaji Bichi; the Director-General, National Intelligence Agency, Mr. Ahmed Rufai Abubakar; the Chief of Naval Staff, Rear Admiral Awwal Zubairu Gambo; and the Inspector General of Police, Mohammed Abubakar Adamu are all Northerners.

He said the only Southerners in the council are the Chief of Defence Staff, Maj Gen Lucky Irabor and the Chief of Air Staff AVM Isiaka Amao.

"So in your National Security Council of eleven, you have nine northerners and two southerners. Look, I am telling you as a practitioner, a former governor of a state, a General, and I am 70 years old, when you go to such meeting, those two southerners are just there as onlookers. Who is going to believe in the outcome of such a security meeting and you say it is national," Olofinmoyin said.

He said the prevailing herdsmen clashes, spate of killings and kidnapping occur because of the ethnic imbalance in the national security council, while asking the federal government to correct the inequality as it is a sure way to guarantee peace.

For Heritage Forum

It is that Government May Swap or May have swapped? Their is a new they've been released to Gumi.

I want to say something but I can't because it will be an epistle too long to read. In summary, this country is finished thanks to bad governance at all levels.

Nawa ooo.... What mess!!! What a bleeped up governance!!!.... I Taya really Taya for all this old men dealing!!

Nwodosis:
The insecurity in the North is not ending soon.

How will you feel if after paying the supreme price as a soldier only for those that killed you to be released later with compensation.

How demoralizing can it be.

Just imagine the kind of country we live in... After giving them money, they will still make a swap with arrested bandits for the abducted children....

The bad governance from every quarter in Nigeria has attracted crimes on our lands. When criminals are broke, they kidnap innocent children from schools, especially from those schools bereaved of every hope of life and sanity in the North, the clueless governor whose responsibility was to protect and make the school habitable for the students would surrender helplessly to the weak Federal government who would then bribe the criminals in a celebrated word known as ransom to release the children.

We the citizens would celebrate their release for a while. The bandits may go broke again after a month, the same thing would be repeated. This has turned to a lucrative business that has attracted more bandits to feast on the 'bandits' round table of enjoyment' in Nigeria. May God help us out of this deep shit we have found ourselves. I pray the abducted Kagara school boys are released unconditionally and peacefully soon.

Aweda 1442AH

Is the said school really existing?

Leading to another problem and another kidnap

This religion is a cankerworm on us in the south, we must carry out a referendum to divide this country peacefully, North and south are too different, they value their religious affiliation than human life...Nigeria will not work, best we separate from North peacefully.

The government should stop negotiating from a point of weakness.

Some scapegoats have to be made.

Why give amnesty to terrorist?

That camp should be heaviy surrounded and no single bandit should be allowed to get out free.

Ultimatum should be given release the captives or face the consequences.

And follow through eliminate them all

Another group will think twice before repeating such.

Once bandits realize that the government would rather kill them than pay 1Naira for ranson all these nonsense will stop.

i think Mr gumi should take a chill pill and Goan rest somewhere....we don't have to negotiate with terrorists...maybe when endsars protesters take up arms then they'll take them serious

They should be specific and stop playing with words..

Government has swapped.......
We are only waiting for the breaking news...

Nigeria is a failed state

All this things are possible based on one Nigeria,if the north where to be on their own ,they will never tolerate all this rubbish.

Of what use are all our security agents then....you keep paying them and they keep buying more sophisticated weapons...How did we get here oh God

Nigeria Airforce left where there's war they supposes to bomb, and go to restive place that has zero record of violence to flex power, this is hight of stupidity from Nigeria government..... I have told people to stop sparing herdsmen their grandmaster in Also rock will find means to release them.. kill them once u have the chance

hahaha...swap students with bandits?who voted in these clueless leaders?nawa!

One thing I saw in the article is that the Bandits are Fulani as mentioned by the Zamfara bandit leader.

May it not happen for dt will boost criminality and encourage more youths to go into crime.

Business as usual.

My business is to design and print. Check my signature

Damn, session film ni country wa, so many suspense

How come so many groups knows about these bandits yet the authority do nothing

Banditry and terrorism isn't ending anytime soon. When you reward evil consistently, it thrives more.

zedegit:


How will you feel if after paying the supreme price as a soldier only for those that killed you to be released later with compensation.

How demoralizing can it be.

I am Soo scared to sleep at night in a country am a citizen,can't go to crowded places for the fear of bombings,can't travel so I won't be kidnapped.
God save us in this country.