Insecurity: CSO Urges FG to Investigate Alleged Involvement of Unidentified Officials Benefitting from Fight against Insecurity

Insecurity: CSO Urges FG to Investigate Alleged Involvement of Unidentified Officials Benefitting from Fight against Insecurity A civil society organisation (CSO) based in Bauchi, Arewa Mu Farka Youth Coalition Group, has urged the federal government to urgently investigate insinuation that a few power brokers are benefiting from the ongoing banditry and kidnappings, particularly in the North-west region of the country. The call was made by the leader of the group, Haruna Aliyu Ningi, while speaking on behalf of the entire members in an interview with journalists on insecurity in its state of the nation address. He called for investigation of the over N1trillion spent on fighting insecurity in the country, alleging that there is nothing on the ground to show that something was actually done. The group stressed that: "We are at a loss on the reason why insecurity has continued to increase in spite of the huge amount of money spent to procure sophisticated weapons to fight criminals causing insecurity in the country. The circumstances surrounding it must be investigated by the National Assembly in order to remedy the situation." Ningi further expressed dismay at the rampant storming of higher institutions by bandits to abduct innocent students at will without any resistance from the security agencies. The group, according to him, is irked that several months have passed without efforts to rescue all of the abducted students, saying: "Their parents have been left in limbo; they don't know the situation of their children either alive or dead." He further wondered why known and identified kidnap/bandits leaders are still alive and going around bragging of their criminal activities unhindered at the detriment of innocent people. Ningi added that the group is confused at the various 'mistaken' bombing of innocent people across the country, with the latest been the Tudun Biri massacre in Kaduna State by Nigeria Army. The group stressed that such strike cannot be said to be mistake anymore considering that it had happened several times in the past, calling on the federal government to as a matter of urgency, investigate the circumstances leading to the 'mistaken' killing of the villagers who were celebrating Maulud. According to the group, "The Nigeria Armed Forces are always quick to respond to anything strike against their personnel, just as we saw in Odi, Zaki-Biam, and Adamawa State but have been unable to rescue innocent people in the hands of bandits." "Our initial plan was to have a peaceful protest, but we were advised against it based on security issues. We are, therefore, using this medium to make our voices heard loudly and clearly that enough is enough! The Nigeria Armed Forces and other security agencies must protect Nigerians as contained in the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended."