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Banditry in Nigeria has become a profit-driven enterprise, with certain government officials complicit. It will only worsen as retired politicians increasingly subscribe to this ‘chaos-for-money’ model. The government should infiltrate these networks and redirect the funds to turn bandits against their sponsors. A significant portion of the treasury is effectively being used to appease these criminals, almost as if they were worshiped deities. Why is it that there are no bandits in Lagos, Rivers, or Delta? The Nigerian government must address this problem decisively and once and for all. |
Makaveli217: We will keep the pressure on until he addresses this. He’s hesitant because he knows the problem is widespread, and once he engages, accident reports will flood online. But facing difficult conversations is part of true leadership. He should hold a press conference, acknowledge the issue to Nigerians, and outline the concrete measures being taken, with a formal review every six months for at least two years. He should invite both the public and representatives from the transport sector to brainstorm solutions. The pressure is on. We don’t have to wait for a VIP to die before taking action! |
There are so many businesses you can do legitimately without selling drugs. The profits might be small initially, but then you wont risk your life or your freedom. Those of you doing selling narcotics.....You will all be caught eventually. |
I keep wondering how long before Dangote steps up and takes responsibility. Will he continue to ignore this? When will he show true corporate accountability for the lives endangered by his trucks? Every Nigerian traveling these roads is at risk. Silence won’t make this problem disappear. We’ve seen him fight tooth and nail when NNPCL tried to steal his market share or denied him crude allocations, he was in every meeting, on every media page, relentless like a bulldog. Yet now, as Nigerians are dying on the roads, we hear nothing. When will we see that same energy directed at protecting human lives? Does anything matter to him more than profits? |
Kudos to the regulators, sanitizing the Nigerian Stock Exchange is exactly what will attract foreign capital. There are endless opportunities here for Nigerians to build wealth without leaving home. All these endless visa cancellations and shifting rules are nothing but tools aimed at poor nations. |
The Noise about 2027 is too loud to early.....The government has stopped focusing on a lot of priorities. Every news cycle 2027.....Its like the election never stopped from 2023 We are still in the same election till today. |
This is what should have been happening all along , real arrests of gun traffickers and those flaunting unexplained, lavish wealth in bandit-prone regions. Anything less only fuels the cycle of violence. |
Bovis:They would fire her/or she will resign as housing minister. At the very least. |
RaySimran: ![]() She was caught red-handed. |
Softmirror:He is a lover of local news....if the news is not from Wuse Market, he is not interested. |
DeLaRue:The world is smaller than you think, the need to compare global accountability is a need that can't be underestimated. We lack a lot of accountability in Nigeria, The old vanguards have refused to let go of blatant nepotism and crony oligarch system of government. Its not post colonial mentality. Lets see if she will be removed as housing secretary. If Wike was found to be amassing Abuja land for his family, will Tinubu sack him ? |
jojothaiv:A lot of them are corrupt, thats why public scrutiny is a check and balance that should be maintained. Thats why Nigerian officials are shouting for social media to be censored. They never know what they could wake up to on social media. Gone were the days, they could influence newspaper owners not publish anything negative about them Now it happens in real time, with videos,pictures and all sorts of evidence. The world has removed the subsidy one news good or bad. |
RodgersAkpafu:She is the housing secretary, she will resign as housing secretary at the very least. |
Zackattack:We will get there....The generational awareness is increasing at a breakneck speed. Once all these old vanguards are gone. The newer generations will not tolerate half of the nonsense that's being tolerated now. |
Bauchi is still paying 30k. Bala Mohammed cannot deny it. Despite receiving the increased allocation from Federal Government. |
The irony is thick. The loudest woman during Rishi Sunak’s time in power, the one who shouted from every rooftop that everyone must pay their taxes, has now been caught dodging her own. To the tune of £40,000. Now the calls are echoing for Keir Starmer to do the obvious: sack her. Because if the tax-preacher won’t pay her dues, how can the public take the government’s moral lectures seriously? |
Everyone must pay their tax, Rayner told ToriesSource: https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/angela-rayner-latest-news-stamp-duty-tax-qxfx2v2xw
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uuzba:There is no insurgent in the world without a request, except the ones that are artificially manufactured, which seems increasingly to be the case here. If their demands are for money, food, jobs, or poverty alleviation, these can be negotiated. We are not living in a jungle; continuous chaos cannot be tolerated. Step forward, make your grievances known, and we can bargain, without further destruction or disruption. |
Exousiang01:The states are ultimately after the budget. Each state receives roughly $25–30 million annually for state police funding. Yet, even with state police in place, these states still run to the federal government complaining that the funds are insufficient, citing that bandits possess advanced weapons like bazookas and AK-47s. This cycle of banditry demands a radical, homegrown solution, one tailored specifically to our African context. With state police already in place, it shouldn’t matter whether their orders come from Abuja or their respective governors; what matters is effective, locally rooted action. |
Its high time we give these bandits seats in house of representatives and senate. The bandits are wielding more influence over Nigeria than some elected officials. We are spending billions of dollars on ransoms and military budgets, yet the cycle persists. Perhaps it’s time to consider giving them representation, say, 10 seats in the House of Representatives and 5 in the Senate. (Democratic Bandits Party) So we can hear directly about their grievances and explore what it would take for lasting peace. Clearly, the strategies employed over the past 20 years have failed. And the middlemen between the government and the bandits are getting richer everyday. |
Coming from someone whose wife is a Judge in Abuja. What happened to the Teachers in Abuja What happened to the Doctors in Abuja What happened to the Engineers in Abuja What happened to the Police in Abuja. Are we now bribing the judiciary in advance of the crimes we are committing today ? |
Create it with design to prevent abuse. Who is going to fund it ? My bet is the states want access to the $30 million dollars police budget average per state. Some states can barely feed themselves ? Is better for the bandits in some of these states to run for election and come to Abuja to state their grievances. Just start with 3 pilot states. Lets try 2 years of state police. Pick the hot banditry zones. After that come back to the senate, or house of representative and review the outcome. Nigeria might even benefit from a hybrid system of state and federal police. No one is 100% sure state police will work. |
Talismann: .......He started with 1 grain of rice. |
Uptheante:Are you planning to apply for an American visa soon ? |
Privatizing 91 SOEs is a double-edged sword. To prevent looters, ensure wealth distribution, and still attract investment: 1. Pre-Qualified Bidders Only: Require proof of clean funds, audited financial history, and track record. Ban shell companies tied to politicians or corrupt networks. 2. Employee & Citizen Shares: Allocate 10–20% of each SOE to employees and local citizens via trust-managed share schemes. This creates mass ownership and grassroots wealth. 3. Staggered Sales & Auctions: Sell assets in tranches, through competitive, transparent bidding platforms, avoiding monopolization by a single elite or foreign entity. 4. Sovereign Wealth & Development Funds: Portion proceeds into a Nigerian Social Equity Fund, earmarked for infrastructure, education, and healthcare—benefiting the lower and middle class. 5. Blockchain Transparency: Record all transactions publicly on immutable ledgers, preventing backdoor deals and ensuring citizens can audit privatization. 6. Regulated Price Floors: For strategic sectors (airports, refineries, ports), set minimum concession/asset values to prevent fire-sales to insiders. 7. Independent Oversight Body: Empower a non-partisan commission of economists, civil society, and technocrats to monitor execution, disbursement, and reinvestment of proceeds. Dont allow the usual suspects to bring out money from under their beds, and buy everything. Wealth distribution is our problem....Not absolute wealth. Nigeria is a wealthy country. In the hands of 50 or less people. If we can adopt the Chinese capital punishment for looting and corruption. Then privatization will work. But under our current oligarchy and presidential crony system, it is bound to fail. |
Burob: Not really,i have nothing against any individual personally When i criticise President Tinubu....I do it as a citizen and him as the president We have to learn to stop worshipping politicians ....they are there to do a job and we must hold them accountable Accountability is what got USA,UK,Canada,China to where they are today. |
floss:It will be sad when it eventually happens. This is the time to act. A simple gesture like certifying all his drivers and monitoring how many hours they are on the road with a government agency will probably reduce these accidents by 50% |
ExudeLoveToAll:Thank you, i believe most of the comments are dangote sponsored or the government. No sane person will ignore the rampant deaths from Dangote Trucks. Its a menace to society, i don't care if he has 100 billion dollars, he has to be held accountable and made to stop sacrificing Nigerians with his trucks. |
shox:We have to keep up this pressure, more dangote trucks will kill more people, so if we start the sensitization and pressure today.....they will know we are unto them. |
Ikaeniyan0:Its not too soon to start, we dont have to wait for everyone to get killed by Dangote truck. |
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