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Why exactly does Nigeria have to provide police for anyone?

With roughly 400,000 active police officers, we have about 1 policeman to 575 citizens. The Police:Citizen ration is 1:220 according to United Nations. What this means is that Nigeria is grossly underpoliced. We need statistics on number of policemen guarding foreigners, VIPs, banks MDs, pastors, politicians and doing security work. As a matter of urgency, ALL security arrangements for anyone who needs it need to be private. That includes security for politicians, VIPs and so on. Policemen should not be guarding oil installations.

This strange practice puts policemen at risk.

Similarly, soldiers should not guard any retired military personnel. Private security firms can do that job and be paid to do so.

I agree with Senator Ndume. The presidential guards brigade and DSS have sufficient protection for the president. There is no need for police unit for any reason. Infact, police protection should not be granted any VIP. Protection from what?

As for underpolicing, we need to review the entire policing structure. We need police at villages, local government and state levels. We also need border patrol police and highway police. Does Nigeria have an elite police unit like SWAT? The Nigerian Police Force needs to be converted to an elite unit that should be doing the work the Army is currently doing. You'd be amazed at how effective local and village police can be.

By allowing private security firms do the job the police is currently doing, we create jobs for our teeming youth.

Whoever cannot afford private security as a VIP does not need it.

Bandits/terrorists need information to operate.

Who are the informants?

Bandits/terrorists need guns, bullets and machetes.

Who are the suppliers?

Bandits/terrorists need hard drugs.

Who are the suppliers?

Evans, the kidnapper, was living in a wealthy neighbourhood and had children in Ghana. His boys carried out the operations on his behalf. Bandits/terrorists work for higher-ups in the society.

Who are the higher-ups?

What the Evans incident showed is that kidnapping for ransom is a paying business. Many businessmen are now involved.

Who are the businessmen?

President Tinubu, look inwards at security agencies, politicians, religious leaders, influential men and women, foreigners doing illegal mining, and you'd find the arrowheads of terrorism in Nigeria.

Until you weed them off, the battle against terrorism would fail.

Assuming they are jihadists, is that even constitutional?

Anyone who kills another or inflicts trauma on them is a terrorist. We can't be arguing semantics where security is concerned.

Anyone who kills and says he is doing jihad is a terrorist. If he understands the meaning of jihad, he'd know that he must carry out self-jihad. Self-jihad against hate, bigotry, inclination for kidnapping and violence.

Until such a person is successful in his self-jihad, any other jihad is an excuse to kill.

This is not the solution.

We cannot plead with them to surrender guns.

The guns must be seized from them, because they must not possess guns in the first place. Traditional herders used machetes to cut forage for their animals.

Anyone with a gun should be assumed wants to use it for assault, and the person should be treated like a criminal.

Then, we need to geolocate those tormenting our people and carry out coordinated attacks to bring terrorism to an end. All soldiers, police, DSS, NSCDC must be deployed to red zones to solve this problem. Phone calls must be intercepted and sponsors must be put on trial and sentenced. No one must escape.

Terrorists should be afraid of FG, not FG seeking to placate them.

Finally, it seems to me that herders and Fulanis are being stereotyped as the ones behind the killings. I think proper investigation should be done as it has been revealed that some of the terrorists kidnapping our people are even from the same fold. In other words, criminals may have found that terrorism is a paying business in Nigeria and joined.

To be fair to Fulanis and herders, their culture has always been simple living. So it is unlikely that the funds paid as ransom goes to them. In other words, there are some big guns benefitting from terrorism and kidnapping. We need to find them and curtail them.

That is a joke taken too far.

ICC has no jurisdiction over Nigeria.

If Nnamdi Kanu did file an appeal to ICC, it is for the optics, not for the substance.

Since he was jailed, which responsible international citizen has openly condemned the imprisonment?

Traditionally, these people face exploitation and abuse by business promoters.

blueAgent:
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You cannot get quality education with 30k stipends


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Are you willing to swear an oath that I am paid 30k stipends?

The oath will be taken in front of a river and you shall drink water and say you swear that I am paid. If you drink the water and swear that I am paid 30k stipend and it is true, you'd go free. If you drink water and swear that I am paid 30k stipends, then if water touches you or you drink water, it will bring you doom.

Can you do it here so that ALL nairalanders can bear witness that you can back your assertions by taking an oath of fidelity to your utterances?

If you cannot do so, please avoid me, and I'd pretend you never falsely accused me.

Happy birthday to HE Alhaji Atiku Abubakar.

Two years ago, I posited as follows:

emkz:
They spent time on social media.

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Atiku, if you are reading, AVOID THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IMMEDIATELY:

(1) Dele Momodu; he misled you to grant World Press Conference and tweet nonsense without thinking.

(2) Timi Frank: he lied that Tinubu did not attend CSU and you ran with it a year later and ended up making a fool of yourself.

(3) Phrank Shaibu: he is a hungry media hypeman who only worked harder after you lost election.

(4) Daniel Bwala: he is confused.

(5) Don Pedro Obaseki: he was your head of research and should have advised you properly. He said Nigerians would have heart attacks if they disovered what Tinubu was hiding. He based his research on voodoo and pseudo-science. Fire him and AVOID HIM.

(6) David Hundeyin: he is an unethical journalist and a journalist for hire. He built stories on conspiracies appealing only to headless people. You ran with it and he messed you up.

(7) Nduka Obaigbena: he is a businessman and was alleged to have taken funds belonging to his colleagues sometime in 2014. He returned some of the funds though. He was also banned from holding office in any company in the UK for financial misconduct. As an alleged media veteran, he ought to have advised you on the best way to use the media. Those press conferences broadcasted live by Arise News were not necessary. The time should have been spent gathering much needed evidence and filing them properly.

(8 ) Paul Ibe: we never heard his voice until after you lost election. He doesnt believe in you.

(9) Dino Melaye: honourable mention.

(10) Ifeanyi Okowa: since you lost, he abandoned you.

(11) Peter Obi: he is an ingrate who cost you the election.

Atiku, your truest friend in this game is Senator Ben Obi. Hold him tight.

Please avoid all potential decampees. We saw how the likes of Daniel Bwala decamped from APC to your camp and decamped away after you lost. Kenneth Okonkwo is a serial decampee. Please do not give him a prominent role because he talked Peter Obi to defeat. Raise your own team and have only one spokesman, perhaps Segun Sowunmi.

Again, happy 79th birthday to you Baba Atiku. May the Lord Almighty bless you and fill your heart with peace, warmth, and happiness. I may not support you and your politics, but I see that deep in your heart, you are not a bad person.

blueAgent:
Bla bla bla.

Gibberish.
Very soon the evil you support would hunt you.

Hunt or haunt?

Please learn proper English and learn how to use punctuation. Also learn to paragraph properly.

There is nothing, absolutely nothing that should have allowed this to happen in the first place.

As a country, our children have never felt this unsafe and our society has never been so porous to allow kidnappers run riot.

From the president to governors to traditional rulers, WHY CAN'T THERE BE MEASURES TO PROTECT OUR SOCIETY?

Be proactive! Ask, how'd you feel if it is your own child that is kidnapped? Won't you take measures to prevent it? Please treat every child as your own and protect them.

If the society falls, what will you preside over?

It is only someone with an incredibly low self esteem who'd talk down on his origin and heritage.

They abound. Some talk down on Nigeria to be acceptable to their adopted countries.

Some come on twitter daily to harvest negativity and sew them in aimless twitter rants and want to lead this great country.

Some even call the country a disgraced country in their twitter rants. There was a thread yesterday where he asked if the country is cursed or if we are cursed. He ended up telling lies and proved that he was the curse.

Nigeria is great. We are rising to become a global force. Our citizens are doing the country proud with their exploits. Very soon, tourism would be booming, economy would become on a path of sustainable growth, our youth shall be employed and live happy lives.

We are the powerhouse of Africa. The sleeping giant is waking up and with that comes scare-mongering for weapons fashioned against Nigeria.

Bukayo Saka, we are proud of you.

Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala, we are proud of you.

Akinwumi Adesina, we are proud of you.

Yemi Cardoso, we are proud of you.

Bola Tinubu, we are proud of you.

All the Nigerians in diaspora making exploits in their chosen fields, we are proud of you.

Those who talk down on the country daily to benefit from negativity, you can be proud of yourselves, but this great country will NEVER fall under the weight of your curses.

whippersnapper:
🤣🤓😂 chai all these lies for 30k stipend.

Will you be willing to accompany me to swear before River Niger and atop Olumo Rock that I collect stipends?

If you cannot, please remain silent and do not invite evil upon yourself.

Nigeria is not cursed.

Nigeria gave an opportunity to a certain Peter Obi to make a difference as governor of Anambra. On all metrics of leadership, he failed.

He chronicles kidnapping and death, but pointedly insisted that someone who inflicted terrorism on Ndigbo should never have been arrested.

Peter Obi is also a merchant of falsehood. He once lied that Nigeria was implementing three budgets in 2025. He just lied again that judges sang "On your mandate" song. If Peter Obi cannot prove where judges sang that song, then he curses himself.

To answer his question "Is Nigeria cursed or we are the curse", the answer is "Nigeria is not cursed, but certain individuals who lie for a living are cursed to lie more".

Obi Cubana, Cubana Chief Priest, Sam Amadi, Adolphus Wabara, Aloy Ejimakor and Peter Obi have all condemned the conviction of Nnamdi Kanu.

1. Have they ever condemned Monday sit-at-home that crippled the entire southeast on Mondays?

2. Did they ever condemn Nnamdi Kanu's incitmement of violence?

3. Did the remember the families of those killed due to incitement?

Some like Wabara, Aloy Ejimakor, and Sam Amadi insist that the conviction was a conviction of Ndigbo. Ndigbo is not violent and Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa do not represent Ndigbo.

Ndigbo are not abusive the way Nnamdi Kanu was quarrelsome, violent and abusive in the court room.

This conviction should mark the end of violence in the southeast and allow those who committed murder in the name of Biafra agitation to be put on trial. If the Igbo nation condemn the conviction, how come not all governors have openly condemned it? What about senators and representatives?

As for Peter Obi, his urge was to harvest political capital from his reckless statement. He thinks it would appeal to his base. Where was Peter Obi when Nnamdi Kanu was ranting in court? Where was Peter Obi when Nnamdi Kanu refused to defend himself and his lawyers engaged in social media and media prostitution to whip up sentiments?

Peter Obi said Nnamdi Kanu should never have been arrested in the first place. Can Peter Obi clarify if he endorses the violence Nnamdi Kanu and Simon Ekpa instigated?

Where were these voices when violence was unleashed by unknown gunmen on their people?

While the president must be commended for securing the release of the kidnapped worshippers, he must be aware that he must put modalities in place so that such things must never happen again.

As a matter of urgency, all state governors must ensure security is enhanced at the local government levels. All public places must be secured, including schools, churches, and markets.

States must invest in internal security.

Since these attacks mostly happen at night, there must be drone monitoring and calls interception of those coordinating attacks. The technology is available. Drones can also deliver bombs to take out those going on attacks. It is quite disturbing that we never hear of security agencies engaging kidnappers on their way to kidnapping.

Then the repentant terrorist fraud must be scrapped. All terrorists must face trial and face the maximum penalty if found guilty.

President Tinubu, we need the forest guards now than ever. We also need to coordinate with state governors. It seems to me that state governors are handicapped because they have no control of internal security. Please fast-track legislation for state governors to have their local police for primary security while the federal police is trained to become an elite force that should do the work the army is doing now.

What about universities and other tertiary institutions?

What about churches and markets?

Why would anyone want to assassinate him?

In the case, Kanu never denied any of the accusations. He was only asking for the laws under which he was being tried.

The judge gave him every opportunity to defend himself and present final written address. Kanu did not.

His two lawyers were protesting with Sowore for his release and doing media prostitution instead of filing a defense.

I suspect they wanted to kill the case on technicalities and encouraged Kanu to insult the judge so that they'd say he was biased. Maxwell Okpara said it that the judge wanted to prove he was the judge.

Finally, the talk that Kanu's conviction was conviction of Igbo nation is an attempt to change the narrative to an ethnic issue. No one inflicted more pain on the Igbo nation than Nnamdi Kanu and IPOB from his violent incitement from the last 8 years.

It is not just colleges, universities need to be shut too.

Students in universities have been kidnapped as well.

Were soldiers not killed and kidnapped in the defense college some time ago, precisely 2021?

Dear President Tinubu, a curious problem is that an order was given for soldiers to withdraw before the kidnappers struck. If terrorists can make brazen attacks on military colleges and barracks, it means that they have no fear of the military. How exactly do they know the layout of our military establishments to be so brazen? How do they know the location of armoury?

Yesterday, terrorists in Zamfara were in a wedding and had guns on them. What was the state response?

It comes off as if the terrorists have no fear of our security. I think the Nigerian military has not been so weak and vulnerable as now.

What went wrong?

Does the airforce not have drone technology to monitor movements? Does the military have no personnel? If Togo launches an attack on Nigeria, can the military defend Nigeria's territorial integrity?

The Plateau is quiet for now, what is being done there that cannot be replicated elsewhere? Benue is also quiet. What steps are being taken?

Now to the schools closure, are they going to declare a Covid-19-style lockdown on the entire country because of terrorists?

Dear President Tinubu, it is time to be proactive. It is time to take the battle to terrorists. Forget about terrorist sympathizers like those condemning the conviction of Nnamdi Kanu. You swore an oath to keep our people safe.

As president, you owe Nigerians security. You must give it to them. They must feel safe and never live in fear.

Who gave the order for security operatives to pull out before the terrorists struck?

Who was responsible for giving withdrawal orders before kidnappers struck in the past?

Let us recall the case of Captain Tijani Balarabe and Wadume. Wadume was arrested by the police and Captain Balarabe broke him out of police custody. Why was a commissioned officer in bed with a kidnapper? Where is Captain Tijani today? Could there be more Captain Tijanis in the security forces?

The neatness of the kidnappings, the zero resistance to kidnapping by security forces, free mingling by terrorists with security forces in Zamfara says that either the terrorists do not fear security agents or the security respect and even fear them.

Why is that the case?

Dear military, in this country, Chadian rebels were chased out of Nigeria by GOC Muhammadu Buhari against presidential command. The rebels never resurfaced. Today, banditry and terrorism have become a profitable business. The security agencies act as if they tolerate it. They never respond on time or suspiciously withdraw before attacks.

State governors, set up your own internal security system. Lagos has Lagos Traffif Management Authority (LASTMA), Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI), Neighbourhood Watch, NURTW (agberos). They also invest in Rapid Response Squad (Tinubu's initiative), and they even launched a security trust fund. Borno has CJTF. Southwest has Amotekun. Set up the same thing. Gather all your retired soldiers and policemen, tell them to come up with a security plan and fund it. Let all nooks and crannies be secured by you. You'd be shocked at how dedicated your own people would be to secure their own land. From Jonathan to Buhari to Tinubu, it is clear that the problem is not changing presidents or service chiefs. The problem is using the same strategy. Change strategy. Use your own internal security arrangements.

So who is responsible for the murder of Ahmed Gulak?

Who was responsible for the murder of Chike Akunyili?

Who was responsible for the murder of Master Warrant Officer (MWO) Audu Linus (rtd) and Private Gloria Matthew and butchered?

Who was responsible for enforcing sit-at-home on Mondays and murdering those who flouted it in Igbo land?

Who celebrated the burning of Orile police station?

Who was broadcasting "burning", "killing", "zoo", "burn everything"?

On whose orders were buildings burnt in the Igboland?

On 14th December 2024, I posited as follows and the position still applies.

emkz:
Those who supported Ekpa's cause donated money to him. Did they ever ask Simon Ekpa to give account?

He claimed he wanted to liberate his people, but he imprisoned his own people by forcing them to sit at home every Monday. People have been killed and Ekpa has come out to take responsibility for the killings. You do not liberate your own people by instilling an atmosphere of fear and death in them.

Those who support his cause, remember that many of your own people cannot go to the villages again on account of the activities of those who claim to take orders from Ekpa. Do not allow these people to destroy your land because of a liberation.

Parents too need to talk to their children. Government too needs to provide an environment for the unemployed to work. Those who funded Ekpa's activities need to have a rethink and see if their actions have helped or further destroyed their region.

Hearing tales of the civil war from our Igbo brothers and sisters who witnessed it tells tales of trauma that a people faced. This can make one emotional, even though one was not there. Describing artillery shells and how they blew off people's houses is a pain that many carry until today. Seeing malnourished children suffering and seemingly waiting to die during the war is traumatizing. It is hard to erase such pictures from one's mind. We can blame the civil war for that. But for some misguided ones to inflict pain on their own people and bring death is a sad narrative that needs to end.

Dear Igbos worldwide who believe in Biafra, STOP contributing money to causes that would inflict pain on your own people. You might be paying for your own people to be killed. Ikemba Nnewi who went to war for Biafra said he was proud to have led the first war; but he pointedly said there was no need for another one because lessons ought to have been learnt from the first one, lest the deaths would have been in vain. Ikemba Nnewi ran for President of Nigeria in 2003 which is to say he believed in Nigeria before he answered the call that we all must answer.

Your own people cannot be human sacrifice to massage the ego of some deluded ones.

Yes, you can agitate for your own republic. But killing your own people or any other cannot be the way.


Don't!

If there is one thing anyone must learn, BE CAREFUL OF YOUR ONLINE UTTERANCES.

Nnamdi Kanu was shouting "burn it down", "kill them", "supporter of APC", "zoo" during EndSARS.

Lekki Toll gate was burnt.

Some police stations like Orile Police station, were raided, burnt and criminals were set free.

Forensic laboratory in Lagos was burnt.

Media establishments were burnt.

BRT was burnt.

Lagos smelt of smoke, burning flesh and death.

Although the judge said Nnamdi Kanu would not be blamed in totality for the post-EndSARS crisis, it was quite telling for me that he was the sole voice calling for destruction.

Ndigbo, remember EndSARS. Remember how the north stayed away from it. Please when you are invited for destructive protests, stay away. Remember Omoyele Sowore's Endbadgovernance protests that turned to arson and flying Russian flags. You did well by staying away; otherwise, the riots would have been pinned on you.

If anyone calls for protest for Kanu's conviction, stay away from it.

Nnamdi Kanu was granted several opportunities to defend himself and he was engaged in drama. Do not allow anyone to set you up to be scapegoats.

Instead of rescuing them, they are talking to the press.

Was it true that Kebbi governor ignored intelligence report before they struck?

Why are our schools not secured?

As a matter of urgency, all public spaces with children should have maximum security.

The response time of the police and army should be reduced. These people could not have carried 25 children and no one spotted them.

Every state governor must wake up and handle security. They are called chief security officers, what are they securing if kidnappers can run riot?

It took the murder of Fasoranti's daughter for southwest governors to set up a regional security network. Whay can't the northern governors do the same? They have Hisbah police notorious for cutting people's hair and arresting prostitutes. Why can't they be deployed to safeguard our children?

The security failure is a systemic failure. Any state where there is insecurity, the state leadership is complicit.

Dear President Tinubu,

No matter your accomplishments in politics and economy, if you do not fix the security issue, it would eternally mar your legacy.

You did not create the problem, but it is now your responsibility to fix it. Buhari spent time blaming Jonathan for all the problems and did not fix security for which he was elected.

You talked about forest guards, where are they?

We have an army of retired security personnel, where are they? We have Amotekun in the southwest. Is there pervasive insecurity in the southwest compared to elsewhere?

It is time to replicate Amotekun in all states of the federation. They must be well funded. We cannot rely on the military as there is clear case of compromise with soldiers leaking information to terrorists as reported and soldiers even colluding with kidnappers and terrorists like the case of Wadume and Captain Tijani Balarabe that led to the killing of three policemen by soldiers. All state governors receive security votes. What do they do with those funds?

President Tinubu, get all state governors to propose a security framework and get legislative approval. Every terrorist arrested should be speedily tried and the minimum sentence should be suffocation by hanging and followed by cremation. If you do not solve the problem, foreign politicians and celebrities would use you to shine and mess you up permanently.

This is not a matter of propaganda and blame allocation. It is your legacy and name that is at stake. Imagine 50 years from now, children are taught that President Tinubu brought terrorism to a decisive end and set Nigeria on the path of sustainable progress. Won't your descendants be happy to read such? Imagine if they now read that Tinubu was too weak to fight insurgency. Won't they be ashamed of you?

Additionally, the project of "repentant terrorists" should be permanently scrapped. All terrorists have no business among the living.

And PLEASE, deploy soldiers to red zones and let them take out all terrorists. If you do so, they'd be too busy fighting insurgents instead of plotting coups and guarding land in Abuja. As a matter of urgency, the funding structure of the military must be reviewed. Senior security men have been reported to be diverting funds meant for paying junior officers and building big, big houses in Abuja.

Then the names of those implicated for funding terrorism, they should be exposed and tried and treated like terrorists.

President Tinubu, treat the fight against terrorism like the fight against a political opponent. Cripple them that they can never rise again, like PDP in Lagos.

Dear President Tinubu,

No matter your accomplishments in politics and economy, if you do not fix the security issue, it would eternally mar your legacy.

You did not create the problem, but it is now your responsibility to fix it. Buhari spent time blaming Jonathan for all the problems and did not fix security for which he was elected.

You talked about forest guards, where are they?

We have an army of retired security personnel, where are they? We have Amotekun in the southwest. Is there pervasive insecurity in the southwest compared to elsewhere?

It is time to replicate Amotekun in all states of the federation. They must be well funded. We cannot rely on the military as there is clear case of compromise with soldiers leaking information to terrorists as reported and soldiers even colluding with kidnappers and terrorists like the case of Wadume and Captain Tijani Balarabe that led to the killing of three policemen by soldiers. All state governors receive security votes. What do they do with those funds?

President Tinubu, get all state governors to propose a security framework and get legislative approval. Every terrorist arrested should be speedily tried and the minimum sentence should be suffocation by hanging and followed by cremation.

Additionally, the project of "repentant terrorists" should be permanently scrapped. All terrorists have no business among the living.

And PLEASE, deploy soldiers to red zones and let them take out all terrorists. If you do so, they'd be too busy fighting insurgents instead of plotting coups and guarding land in Abuja. As a matter of urgency, the funding structure of the military must be reviewed. Senior security men have been reported to be diverting funds meant for paying junior officers and building big, big houses in Abuja.

Then the names of those implicated for funding terrorism, they should be exposed and tried and treated like terrorists.

President Tinubu, treat the fight against terrorism like the fight against a political opponent. Cripple them that they can never rise again, like PDP in Lagos.

lilsmart:
this recurring tragedy underscores a critical need for a paradigm shift in our security strategy. We must move beyond reactive measures and build a proactive, technology driven defense system.

This is where the Need for a Drone Command Center comes in

The vast and rugged terrain of Northern Nigeria makes traditional ground patrols insufficient. A Drone Command Center (DCC) is not a luxury it is a necessity for the following reasons
Force Multiplication a single drone unit can monitor an area that would require hundreds of troops on the ground, providing real time intelligence over impossible distances.

Persistent Surveillance Drones can loiter for hours, tracking bandit movements, identifying hideouts, and monitoring the abducted girls without risking human lives.

Actionable Intelligence They provide clear video and thermal imagery, allowing command centers to see exactly what the security forces are dealing with number of hostages, number of kidnappers, Weapon type andterrain layout before any rescue operation is launched.

we must cancel the wasteful spending on outdated strategies. It's time to re allocate resources, to defund the methods that don't work and invest in technology that does.

The blueprint for a safer Nigeria is ready. Reach out to me via my bio to engage, collaborate, and demand this change.

The game changer is clear Strategic Deployment of Drone Technology
Imagine a Nigeria where our security forces can See threats from miles away, across vast terrains.

That is hardly the solution.

The problem is zero response or lack of mobilization. In the Kebbi case, there was intelligence report. The governor failed to act on it. The pattern has always been the same.

How come not a single terrorist or sponsor has ever been sentenced to death and actually hanged?

I think the security approach needs to be holistic. Our police need to be properly equipped. Local authorities need to do local security and these people can act as buffers until reinforcement arrives.

State governors need to sit down in their states and coordinate security efforts. They need to stop purchasing cars for traditional rulers and Hajj subsidies. They must secure their citizens. All forests must be patrolled 24 hours and the spate of attacks would reduce.

Also, don't we have the technology to track communication among these people? We should start intercepting them when they are going on attacks and flush them out.

Security is not hard. These people don't just want to get it done.

But if he now throws her away, the attraction for the co-adulterer diminishes.

I think the man should marry her and add to his harem.

The militarization of our democracy is disturbing.

These days, people invite soldiers when they have disputes with their neighbours. These days, soldiers are involved in setting road blocks and security. This should disturb everyone.

On Lieutenant Ahmad M Yerima

On the altercation between FCT minister Nyesom Wike and Lieutenant Yerima, we are not even worried as a country that a soldier, a commissioned naval official, prevented a serving minister with presidential commission from accessing a land under the jurisdiction of the FCT minister? The Lieutenant even said the papers were complete. Did he see the papers to make such a statement?

The Lieutenant committed an offence by preventing the FCT officials from assessing the land. What was clearly communicated was that the military do not think they are governable by civil laws. In other words, Nigerian laws are for Nigerians, and not for the military.

That senior military officials have even come out to defend the soldier's actions indicate that there is an internal synergy not to be seen to conform to civilians.

We need to ask: what exactly was the issue with the land? If there is a dispute, wasn't it proper for a civil court to adjudicate instead of the naval officer to cordone the land and prevent access? That the naval officers exchanged words with policemen shows a complete lack of respect for the police. Had Wike gone in, would they have rough-handled him?

On Ezenwo Nyesom Wike

Then FCT minister, Ezenwo Nyesom Wike. What exactly was his mission to the land? There are reports of harrassment by FCDA officials of workers on that site. Why were they harrassed? Usually, civilians tend to behave when they are made aware that a land in question belongs to a military personnel. On what basis did FCDA officials harrass those working on the land?

It has also been estalished that FCT minister was advised by service chiefs to wait while they investigated, but he still bypassed them and went there. Why didn't he wait for the investigation?

What was the hurry?

Then the exchange of words and the subsequent fallout of Lere Olayinka appearing on Channels is quite unfortunate. Wike was wrong to have called the Lieutenant a fool and thoroughly insulted him. The Lieutenant was wrong to have talked back to Wike, but was absolutely right not to have insulted Wike, and was wrong to have talked down on the policeman. He said he was talking, police was talking. But the minister was talking and he was talking, which shows he considered himself equal or higher than the minister while the policeman was a nobody.

Way forward

Soldiers should not be seen in our streets again. They should not be seen involved in land matters. They have no jurisdiction over land matters. If soldiers want to be overtly involved in civil life, they must be prepared to submit to civil rules or remain in their barracks and be governed by their own military rules.

Whenever there is a dispute, the courts must adjudicate. People should never take laws into their hands and send bulldozers to lands under dispute.

Minister Wike MUST conduct himself with decorum and maturity that should come with his age and experience in public office. He should never be caught exchanging words with anybody again. It diminishes him.

The cabinet ministers must learn to be coordinated. I expect Badaru and Matawalle to defend their staff, but they must do so by appearing neutral. A simple "we are investigating" would have sufficed.

Inter-agency rivalry need to be quashed permanently. DSS and prison officials clashed when Emefiele was arraigned. Now police, naval officers and civilians clashed. We'd recall Captain Tijani Balarabe who sent his boys to free kidnapper Wadume who was legally arrested by the police and that action led to the deaths of police officers. Such things should not happen again.

What the action shows is that our soldiers are too invested in internal politics and civil matters. They have too much time on their hands. We have to secure our pipelines, prevent oil theft, and secure our territorial waters. That the navy could not handle this was the reason Tantita Security got the contract. The new service chiefs must get their boys off the streets for the dignity of the military.

It is important that GHL services the loan.

The owner of GHL had repeatedly used his media outlets to demarket the chairman of First Bank Holdings, while also depserately airing him dancing with his daughter in their morning show as if to ingratiate themselves to him.

Similarly, the media outlets were deployed to attack Tinubu, including the media proprietor and his board of editors publishing a stinker against Tinubu. Bayo Onanuga and Dele Alake intervened to expose the media proprietor and his underhand dealings.

We have several questions:

(1) The said load was non-performing. Was the media proprietor at risk of exposure if Tinubu won the election? Was that why he deployed all assets to attack Tinubu?

(2) Tinubu's declaration of "subsidy is gone" and floating the naira were unpopular but needed policies. Despite inviting guests to cast aspersions on Tinubu, Tinubu's elections and Tinubu's policies, why was he awarded man of the year by the media house? Was it to ingratiate themselves to Tinubu and find a way to dodge servicing the loan?

(3) Nyesom Wike was awarded minister of the year. While receiving the award, Wike told them thank you, but they must pay their ground rent. Why is the media owner in love with indebtedness?

(4) The said man was involved in another financial scandal in the UK that made them ban him from holding directorship of any UK registered company. Why always him?

(5) Once upon a time, the names of some debtors were published. One of the reasons some banks collapsed in Nigeria was non-performing loans taken by the elites. Why do our banks keep granting loans to people with poor credit history?

(6) Daily, the first few pages of his newspaper are used to advertize banking services. Are these adverts a form of repayment for business loans?

Let no one claim witch-hunting. The media is a business, and the bank is a business. If the media is indebted to the bank, the bank is within her rights to recover their debt. No one whose assets were seized to repay their debt ever misled the public with the media to undermine AMCON.

Nigerian banks need to stop granting loans to certain individuals.