National Publicity Secretary, Arewa Consultative Forum, ACF, Prof Tukur Mohammed-Baba, has said that no matter what the Tinubu Government says, insecurity is getting worse in the country.
According to the ACF spokesman, there is now a level of desperation where Nigerians are gradually normalising self-help because the government would not be there to help them.
He noted that since the President came into office, a lot of things have happened that were not expected, adding that the impact of Tinubu’s policies on the economy, and especially on individual life, on Nigerians’ standard of living, has been highly disappointing, if not disturbing.
Speaking on Arise News, he said, “Furthermore, the insecurity thing, no matter what his government says, and so on, is getting worse.
“Over one year ago, we talk of the forest guards, it’s only recently with the event in Oyo and in Borno, that they are talking of deploying 1000 forest guards in some of the states, I think in seven states, they said, but research has shown that there are over 30,000 terrorists operating in our ungoverned spaces in the rural areas in Sokoto, in Katsina, in Zamfara.
“Bandits have imposed levies and told people not to go to the farm. I mean, there is this level of desperation, and we are gradually, gradually normalizing self-help that unless you do something, the government will not be there to protect you. To me, that undermines the essence of the role of the state with regards to citizens.
“Look at the out of school children, even for those children who are in school, go and see the facilities, ask the teachers if they have been paid, ask if the people are comfortable, and of course now even going to school has become a problem, because sometimes even in the middle of semi urban or urban areas, miscreants will come and take people into the bushes, and so on.
“So, really, whether we like it or not, we can continue to be delusional. We can continue to think the average citizen is not aware, but he is.”
Eze Chidiebere Paul
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