The Pan-Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, Friday, expressed worry on the killing of army personnel during an attack on the military base, Benisheikh, Borno state.
Afenifere in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary Comrade Jare Ajayi frowned at the killing of the Commanding Officer of Bnisheikh military base, Brigadier General Oseni Braimah, by Boko Haram on Thursday.
The Pan Yoruba organisation noted that insecurity in Nigeria has increased due to a number of factors such as alleged internal sabotage and complicity among political actors, security agencies, bandits and some locals in given communities, possible sponsorship by foreign interests who set their eyes on Nigeria’s mineral resources.
Afenifere maintained that the authorities concerned should beam a lot of searchlight on their internal mechanism and the already listed causative elements.
“Reports always have it that bandits usually move into their targets on motorbikes. Since these cyclists are always armed, dressed in a manner that easily shows them as bandits and move in convoys, there are reasons for security agencies to intercept them,” it said.
Afenifere added, “Going by the ease with which these bandits carry out their evil acts often without challenge, it means that they have informants, protectors and sponsors among the elements or agents that should tackle them. How terrorists struck in the government secondary, Maga, Kebbi state a few hours after the military withdrew from the school as it also happened in Woro in Kwara State could be referenced here.”
Afenifere stressed, “Thus, it is high time that greater self-examination is done and necessary steps taken if the war against insecurity in Nigeria is to be won.”
Afenifere maintained that “as part of the measures that can be taken even before state police takes off, suspected backers of bandits can be persuaded to encourage their protégés to submit their weapons as occurred during the administration of late President Ya Adua, while appropriate sanctions as prescribed by law can be then be invoked on them.”
