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This not a Christian villages don't even bring the religion conspiracies. The insecurities in Nigeria is due to past administration corruption and bad governess

Insecurity: What Buhari has done, and is doing


Each time he itemizes the three focal areas of government, President Muhammadu Buhari follows the same order: we shall secure the country, because you have to first secure a country or institution before you can efficiently manage it. We will revive the economy, and create jobs, particularly for our teeming youths, and then, we will fight corruption.

The order above shows the priority that the President gives to security, as well as law and order in the country. But each time there’s a glitch or snafu (situation normal all fouled up) in the country, some naysayers scream and wail as if nothing is being done. But the hard truth is that a lot has been done in terms of security, and is still being done by the Buhari Administration.

When he came in May 2015, what did he meet? A country that was almost in disarray, with bombs going off like firecrackers daily. The insurgency by Boko Haram was festering in the North-east, North-West, North-Central, with Abuja, the Federal capital having been serially bombed. There was Nyanya 1, Nyanya 2, United Nations Building, Police Force Headquarters, series of shopping malls, churches, mosques, and many others, all bombed, with many lives lost.

The insurgents were already in Kogi State, almost overrunning it. And from there, where would they have headed? South-west, from where they would bivouac in South-south, and the country would be gone. Dead. Forgotten.

But at Eagle Square, where he took the oath of office on that memorable day, the brand new President gave a directive. The command centre of the Boko Haram war should move to Maiduguri, in Borno State, which was the epicenter of the insurgency. Pronto, the Service Chiefs moved, and the country was saved.

Boko Haram got flushed out of Abuja, North-central, North-west, Yobe, Adamawa, and got circumscribed in Sambisa Forest. Soon, their last stand, Camp Zero fell, and since then, they have been scattered like sheep without shepherd. They mingled with the civilian population, from where they launch cowardly atavistic attacks. They became degraded, but just like a scorched snake, not beheaded yet, they still retain capacity for evil. But can you compare what is, with what used to be? Not at all.

But some people have short memories. They say not much is being done to tackle insecurity by the Buhari government. Really?
Admittedly, many more frontiers of insecurity have been opened: banditry, kidnapping for ransom, communal clashes, farmers/herders clashes, and many others. But the baby that says the mother will not sleep, he too will not snooze at all.

The Nigerian military was in tatters before Buhari came. They were ill equipped, ill trained, ill motivated, and were turning their backs to the enemies in the frontline. First thing to do was to restore morale through reequipping, retraining and improvements of salaries and welfare. It affected both the police and the military.

The Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadique Abubakar gave an idea of what was, and what is, in Abuja two days ago, when President Buhari inaugurated two Agusta 109 Power and one MI-171 E helicopters.

Said the Air Chief: “Just five years ago, the Nigerian Air Force was facing serious challenges with an abysmal 35 percent aircraft serviceability status for all operable aircraft. At the same time, terrorism, insurgency and other heinous crimes were ravaging the nation with Improvised Explosive Devices exploding not only in the North-east but, indeed, in several urban centers, including the Federal Capital Territory.

“On assumption of office, the President approved the procurement of military equipment including fighter aircraft and helicopter gunships. This visionary step has profoundly impacted positively on Nigerian Air Force operations…Government has so far procured and inducted 22 aircraft, the Service is expecting 17 additional platforms including 12 Super Tucanos from the United States… The Service has undoubtedly come a long way from where it was in 2015.”

Just like its motto, the Nigerian Air Force is now willing, able and ready. President Buhari did it.

The army, navy, police, and all other security agencies are not left out in the new wind of reequipping and retraining blowing across the sector. And the result is the bloody nose being given criminals in different parts of the country. And it continues, till the whole land is secured.

If there was efficiency, why is there proliferation of regional security outfits; Amotekun in the South-West, Shege-Ka-Fasa in the North, and with other parts of the country warming up to set up their own? Good question. Security is collective responsibility. It is a collaboration between the government and the people, and those who heap all the blame on government, for political capital, are missing the point. The people must be involved in securing their communities and country, but within the bounds of the law.

The Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF), established by Nigeria and her neighbors to combat insurgency, got a fillip as soon as President Buhari got to office. With headquarters in N’djamena, Chad, it became a potent fighting force, under the inspiration of Buhari. The contribution to routing of the insurgents is unquantifiable.

What of the many military operations launched in different parts of the country, without which the land may have been impossible to live in?

Operation Lafiya Dole has recorded remarkable successes against Boko Haram. Over 12,000 hostages held by Boko Haram have been released, roads abandoned for many years have been reopened, same for schools closed for over two sessions, while emirs who fled their palaces have returned.
Operation Safe Corridor was established in 2015 to de-radicalize repentant insurgents. Thousands of them have reformed.

I pray that your foolishness and propaganda loving nature ends with you. may you not pass it on to the next generation. I really feel like insulting you, but I have calmed down and decided to pray for you instead.

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1. I do not support the action of the 'offender' and support that punitive action was taken.

2. Breaking the phone is quite an extreme measure that may not serve as a deterrent (drawing from my boarding house experience at FGC Ugwolawo). Instructing a minor to break a phone is quite traumatic and I consider it a crime, 'Technology Crime and Abuse'. I understand that it is 'property crime to break someone else's cell phone'.

3. An effective measure could be seizing the phone and returning it to the child's parent at the end of his/her time at the college. A strong measure can also include suspending the minor for 1-2 weeks

4. I can bet that the phone was bought by the Child's parent. It can be assumed (except proved otherwise) that the child's parents were not aware that their child took the phone to school. Technically, the child is not the owner of the phone.

5. In my opinion, with the support and supervision of a schools management, senior secondary students should be allowed to use purpose-built internet-enabled devices for learning and research purposes. The knowledge available online is more than the combined knowledge of any schools workforce.

6. Secondary Schools should have wireless internet infrastructure to support students and staff learning. There are a handful of mobile technology-driven innovation/solution built for secondary school students, how do Federal Government College students benefit?

7. We live in an ICT age, kids are exposed to tech-driven devices at home. How do our Federal Government Colleges promote technology? Do they teach coding? Can the use of blackboard, whiteboards be supplemented with a purpose-built internet device?

8. To conclude, I have never been a supporter of extreme measures. I was raised by a No-Nonsense dad whose knock and slap can reset a brain. I preferred my mum's softer yet effective approach.

How do I start...

1. I do not support the action of the 'offender' and support that punitive action was taken.

2. Breaking the phone is quite an extreme measure that may not serve as a deterrent (drawing from my boarding house experience at FGC Ugwolawo). Instructing a minor to break a phone is quite traumatic and I consider it a crime, 'Technology Crime and Abuse'. I understand that it is 'property crime to break someone else's cell phone'.

3. An effective measure could be seizing the phone and returning it to the child's parent at the end of his/her time at the college. A strong measure can also include suspending the minor for 1-2 weeks

4. I can bet that the phone was bought by the Child's parent. It can be assumed (except proved otherwise) that the child's parents were not aware that their child took the phone to school. Technically, the child is not the owner of the phone.

5. In my opinion, with the support and supervision of a schools management, senior secondary students should be allowed to use purpose-built internet-enabled devices for learning and research purposes. The knowledge available online is more than the combined knowledge of any schools workforce.

6. Secondary Schools should have wireless internet infrastructure to support students and staff learning. There are a handful of mobile technology-driven innovation/solution built for secondary school students, how do Federal Government College students benefit?

7. We live in an ICT age, kids are exposed to tech-driven devices at home. How do our Federal Government Colleges promote technology? Do they teach coding? Can the use of blackboard, whiteboards be supplemented with a purpose-built internet device?

7. To conclude, I have never been a supporter of extreme measures. I was raised by a No-Nonsense dad whose knock and slap can reset a brain. I preferred my mum's softer yet effective approach.