₦airaland Forum

Busy5767:
I get your frustration, many Nigerians feel the same way.

But at the same time, security matters no be something wey go change overnight. Statements like this are one thing, real action is another na the results everybody dey wait for.

Ever8090:
No be this same man say bandit are our prodigal sons? Na him them for first treat as a terrorist to set example

Busy5767:
This one strong… but implementation go matter pass statement

Support network na real issue, but make innocent people no suffer for it

Security matter don reach stage wey serious action needed

oz4real83:
This will be seen as unserious statement when the likes of Gumi are still walking free😳😳😳

EkoIle1:
It is now abundantly clear that President Jonathan has finally bared his fangs confirming what was widely speculated. By declaring a state of emergency in Borno, Yobe and Adamawa, he has intimidated and emasculated the governors of these States. We are witnessing a dangerous trend in the art of governance and a deliberate ploy to subvert constitutional democracy.

The body language of the Jonathan administration leads any keen watcher of events with unmistakable conclusion of the existence of a surreptitious but barely disguised intention to muzzle the elected governments of these states for what is clearly a display of unpardonable mediocrity and diabolic partisanship geared towards 2015.

Borno and Yobe states have been literally under armies of occupation with the attendant excruciating hardship experienced daily by the indigenes and residents of these areas. This government now wants to use the excuse of the security challenges faced by the Governors to remove them from the states considered hostile to the 2015 PDP/Jonathan project.

Let me be quick to say that this administration will be setting in motion a chain of events the end of which nobody can predict. Experience has shown clearly that actions, such as this one under consideration, often give root to radical ideologies and extremist tendencies, a direct opposite of the intended outcome of unwarranted and unintelligent meddlesomeness. The present scenario playing out in the country reminds one of the classical case of a mediocre craftsman who continually blames the tools of his trade for his serial failure but refuses to look at his pitiable state with a view to adjusting.

It has become crystal clear, even to the most incurable optimist, that the country is adrift. That the ship of the Nigerian state is rudderless is clearly evident in the consistent and continual attacks ferociously executed by elements often referred to as the insurgents in some northern states of the federation, particularly Borno and Yobe states respectively.

Indeed, no part of the country is immune from the virulent but easy attacks, veritable indices of a failing state. Unfortunately, the tenuous and uncoordinated approach adopted by this government betrays a grossly incompetent disposition which stands at variance with current realities in the country, nay the international community where acts of terrorism are engaged and contained. No Governor of a state in Nigeria is the Chief Security Officer. Putting the blame on the Governors, who have been effectively emasculated, for the abysmal performance of the government at the centre which controls all these security agencies, smacks of ignorance and mischief.

Terrorist acts are perpetrated routinely and the government at the centre appears incapable of stemming the tide of the horrendous crimes unleashed on the hapless populace. The considerable ease, with which lives and property are destroyed on a daily basis, should excite deep introspection on the part of a government truly desirous of finding a lasting solution.

The Constitution provides that the safety and welfare of citizens shall be the primary purpose of having that structure of any political leadership in the first instance. This Government, through acts of omission and commission, has fallen far short of expectation. It actively encourages schisms and all manner of divisive tendencies for parochial expediency. Ethnicity and religion become handy weapons of domination. Things have never been this bad.



http://premiumtimesng.com/opinion/134435-jonathan-goes-for-broke-by-bola-ahmed-tinubu.html

brain54:
So so talk...


Na mouth una take dey fight una own bandits/terrorists for here!

Busy5767:
"This one strong… but implementation go matter pass statement"

Yen yen yen...

Busy5767:
This one strong… but implementation go matter pass statement

Support network na real issue, but make innocent people no suffer for it

Security matter don reach stage wey serious action needed

bobogogo:
A system that has been infiltrated by the enemy can hardly defeat an external force.

If you cant clean up your house, every animal will have their way.

Until the fight begins in the armed forces, oga is just wasting his time.

I pity mr musa cos his job is the toughest in nigeria.

Busy5767:
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Gwabin Musa, has warned that anyone supporting bandits or terrorists will be treated the same as the criminals themselves.

He made this known during a recent visit to Kaduna, where he said those providing assistance whether through trade, information, or logistics would be identified and dealt with accordingly.

The statement suggests a tougher security approach that goes beyond targeting attackers to also focus on their support networks.

Nigeria continues to face security challenges, especially in the northern region, where banditry and insurgency remain major concerns.

👉 What do you think about this approach?

Now, our new strategy: A friend of a thief is a thief. Anybody who is doing any trading or providing any support to them, we will find you together and we will deal with you like bandits, like terrorists.

- Minister of Defense, Gen. CG Musa (Rtd), stated this following his visit… pic.twitter.com/6P5l82Et71

— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) April 13, 2026

Franking:
Who is he telling?

Stop the chochocho and get to work.

Busy5767:
This one strong… but implementation go matter pass statement

Support network na real issue, but make innocent people no suffer for it

Security matter don reach stage wey serious action needed

KobolanderSegun:
The Army will get it's house in order very soon.... In life you either get rid of the enemy or you are killed by the enemy. Trust me the Army will get it's house in order, when you are seeing death you will do what it takes to clean up the mess.

Busy5767:
Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Christopher Gwabin Musa, has warned that anyone supporting bandits or terrorists will be treated the same as the criminals themselves.

He made this known during a recent visit to Kaduna, where he said those providing assistance whether through trade, information, or logistics would be identified and dealt with accordingly.

The statement suggests a tougher security approach that goes beyond targeting attackers to also focus on their support networks.

Nigeria continues to face security challenges, especially in the northern region, where banditry and insurgency remain major concerns.

👉 What do you think about this approach?

Now, our new strategy: A friend of a thief is a thief. Anybody who is doing any trading or providing any support to them, we will find you together and we will deal with you like bandits, like terrorists.

- Minister of Defense, Gen. CG Musa (Rtd), stated this following his visit… pic.twitter.com/6P5l82Et71

— Imran Muhammad (@Imranmuhdz) April 13, 2026

Busy5767:
I get your frustration, many Nigerians feel the same way.

But at the same time, security matters no be something wey go change overnight. Statements like this are one thing, real action is another na the results everybody dey wait for.