Failure to defeat Bandits emboldens them – El-Rufai
Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai has expressed that the failure of security forces in the country to defeat bandits emboldens them to cause more havoc.
According to El-Rufai, the failure to mount a “sustained and simultaneous” operation is responsible for the situation Nigeria is currently experiencing.
Speaking on Wednesday, at the presentation of the 2020 Annual Security Report, El-Rufai noted that Kaduna and neighbouring states have been supporting the efforts of security agencies with funding and resources since 2015.
“Together with Niger state and our neighbours in the north-west, we put together resources to fund military operations against bandits in the Kamuku-Kuyambana forest range that straddles the region,” he said.
“Failure to contain and defeat them in one place has emboldened them to develop a national footprint and endanger national cohesion,” he added.
He said that the security agencies need more “numbers,” modern technology and equipment to adequately overcome the bandits.
“The security of our communities depend on the robust projection of state power, and that can only be done with sufficient security numbers to overawe and deter criminals,” he said.
El-Rufai also reiterated his call for the decentralisation of policing.
He pointed out that “there simply are not enough police officers in Nigeria and the idea of policing such a vast, federal republic in a unitary manner is not pragmatic.”
that is true and it’s good to deal with them severely so as to set example for others…….
Bandits said you people are the one who brought them to the country but you failed to fulfill your promises that you made with them if not there’s nothing like bandits in the country before
Are you politicians not the one who bought AK 47 for them because of your selfish interest you are now talking rubbish now
You should have been held responsible for all the atrocities that has been happening in the country
Tell the security agencies to stand firm in fighting against the insurgencies and defeat them once without seeing it as lucrative work
You are right at some point. but all of you the northern governors must come together, to stop 🛑 this mess