₦airaland Forum

DOES the Bola Tinubu administration have an effective and coordinated security strategy for taming the chronic killings and abductions? Since its inauguration in May 2023, the administration has logged a pathetic security record.

A new report by Amnesty International awoke Nigeria to this catastrophe: in Tinubu’s first month in office, attackers killed 123 persons. Unfortunately, the figures keep cascading.

Beacon Consulting, a security management firm, said 13,346 people have been killed, and 9,207 have been abducted in the 667 of the 774 LGs since Tinubu’s inauguration.

From May-December 2023 – eight months after taking office – 5,802 deaths and 2,754 abductions were recorded. These figures worsened in 2024 when 7,544 were killed while 6,453 were abducted from January-September. These crimes were attributed to terrorism, banditry, and herders’ attacks on farmers.

Over 150 persons were slaughtered during the last Christmas Eve in Plateau State. Bandits kidnapped 287 schoolchildren in March in Kuriga, Kaduna, and demanded N1 billion ransom.

More than 300 had been abducted a week earlier in the same village. No fewer than 10 people were killed and 160 abducted in coordinated attacks by bandits in May in Kuchi, Niger State.

Major massacres have occurred in Benue, Niger, Zamfara, Yobe, Kaduna and Yobe states in this period.

Nigeria has become an insecure space where even internally displaced persons are kidnapped in droves. In March, Boko Haram captured more than 400 people in three IDP camps in Gamborou-Ngala, Borno State.

These damning reports put the lie to the claim by Inspector-General Kayode Egbetokun in July that crime rate is declining in the country.

Despite the introduction of the National Identification Number, abductors use mobile phones to call their victims’ families to collect ransom and post their activities on Instagram without being apprehended.

Of the N28.77 trillion 2024 budget, N2.03 trillion was allocated to defence, up from the N1.38 trillion earmarked to the sector of the N21.83 trillion in the 2023 budget. The disproportionate difference between the defence budget and crass insecurity is inexplicable. It raises the question of how effectively the security budget is being implemented.

There is a dearth of equipment such as radios, walkie-talkies, and phones. Police officers use their money to buy these equipment and uniforms.

Nigeria has 371,000 police officers securing 230 million people. This is grossly inadequate. Sadly, two-thirds of the paltry number is allocated to the VIPs. Shockingly, police officers are guarding clergies, musicians, and union leaders (read touts), even as communities are abandoned to be killed by criminals.

Governor Aminu Masari lamented in 2020 that only 30 police officers manned 100 villages in Katsina.

These killings will not go away without strong political will and a change in security strategy.

Nigeria has become a big den of kidnapping and an expansive theatre of killings since the incursion of insurgency. Despite the humongous allocations to defence, the country lost 53,135 to violence during the eight years of the immediate-past Muhammadu Buhari administration.

Despite the intervention of the security agencies, the insecurity still overwhelms their efforts. This calls for technology to secure the country’s vast space and people. The government must urgently do something about the porous borders being exploited by non-nationals to engage in arms proliferation, killings, and abduction.

The extant central police structure is not working. Nigeria should practice true federalism, as the other 24 federal jurisdictions globally. Therefore, the government must urgently implement the state police recommendation to ensure the effective security and safety of the people by their people who know their terrains.

The security agencies must engage in improved collaboration to put the heat on the non-state actors. The police should employ more hands. The government must adequately fund the police.

The intelligence units in the military, the DSS, and the National Intelligence Agency should drive intelligence.

Punch Editorial Board

https://punchng.com/mass-killings-abductions-endure-under-tinubu/

Toh

All the lies told in the past that tinubu built Lagos has come to a disgraceful end.

The fact that Nigerians now misses former president Muhammadu buhari means tinubu is worse than the devil 👿

Nigerians now commit suicide because they could no longer feed themselves and family .

A useless president we have today

Tinubu is simply a monumental failure. There is no need to pretend about the situation. Bought fuel 10k this morning at the rate of 1250 and the car is till in reserve. Everything is very expensive now . We no longer talk about dilapidated roads , pipe borne water, electricity. We are only concerned abt our stomach now.

Tinubu government rewarded a known sponsor and supporter of bandits, with Minister of Defense appointment.
A man who never allowed full military operations in state, during his government. A man who requested to know all military plan against banditry.

Ok

You forget to mention "MASS LOOTING" too...

Tinubu a collasal failure, the worst president ever in history of Nigeria.
Posterity will judge him, his cronies and the supporters of this evil and devilish administration.

Despite I don't like the state of affairs in this failed country, but it's good that killings and kidnapping does affect everyone.

Soon Somalia will be better compared to Nigeria.

treesun:
Punch Editorial Board

https://punchng.com/mass-killings-abductions-endure-under-tinubu/

Police will even advise you to pay ransome. We have never had it so bad. We were never surprised, a man can only give what he has.

Another sleeping Joe!

Salewa97:
Toh

Hellinius aka Salewa that's what you usually say. E go soon reach, just watch out no matter where u are hiding.

What a country...

The security challenges we face in Nigeria is a product of years of accumulated problems. It's not going to be resolved in a matter of months.

The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will surely get there.

May God bless Nigeria for ever!

Anither563:
The security challenges we face in Nigeria is a product of years of accumulated problems. It's not going to be resolved in a matter of months.

The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will surely get there.

May God bless Nigeria for ever!

So what did Buhari do with his 8 years while the same Tinubu supported him for the whole 8 years?

Afisuuru

While the imp steals money, and travels here and there. I am happy everyone eye don clear. E still get some useless ones, those ones still day moronize day show and lambast them stupidity here and there. Stupid people. Una annoyance na GEJ na Ibo man, After Buhari, una bring in this thief, after this one, then this other useless midget way call e sef El Rufai go finish una patapata.

Those useless people way go lie down for Road when GEJ increase fuel from 65 to 85 naira, Wetin do una? Una no go lie down for road? Have you lost your voice? Thunder don finally fire una abi? Useless people.

May God in his infinite power punish all of you. Useless animals with a very useless and shameless president.

It's painful to reveal to us that in a season of suffering the developing countries go through a rigorous time. However, the government shouldn't contribute to the difficulty, we got these men elected to stand for us and defend the nation, but they're less concerned about the masses.

Incompetent Buffon for a reason.

Salewa97:
Toh

Work on your head gasket. Is sipping water into your brain.

Nigeria is under the dictates of gang of wolves vultures and hyenas

I wonder what remains of the carcass after 8 years of agony

What a disaster. It takes psychosis to support disaster

Anither563:
The security challenges we face in Nigeria is a product of years of accumulated problems. It's not going to be resolved in a matter of months.

The administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu will surely get there.

May God bless Nigeria for ever!

Accumulated problems caused by what? Problem go stay appear like say na rentaghost abi?
When una day chant hate for GEJ because na Ibo man (According to una Obscure and low IQ), and hate for Peter Obi , because na Ibo man, wetin una day expect? Plasma TV? Oh, i forgot, $100 million Dollars? Mtchew, Shior. Una never start to complain. Nonsense.
Next time, you will vote competence over tribe.

Rubbish. comot for my screen abeg.

LagosPrince:
Nigerians now commit suicide because they could no longer feed themselves and family .

A useless president we have today

When u go commit your own suicide so Nairalanders can believe you?
Biko, give is the day, month ans location,
So we go make sure no one stops you.
Bitter obi stooge

God will help us.

melanch:
God will help us.

Amen

PlayMaker14:
Incompetent Buffon for a reason.

Keep shut, ibori the criminal stooge.