An emergency security state should be declared, according to Atiku Abubakar, the presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC).
While making the call, Atiku lamented the growing insecurity in Nigeria, saying that he is worried that terrorists and bandits are now trying to destroy the country’s educational system in addition to innocent lives.
Several kids were abducted and three people, including the school’s vice principal, were killed in a recent attack on Government Secondary School in Iluke Bunu, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area, Kogi State. His worry was voiced on Wednesday in response to the incident.
You may remember that on May 15, at least 90 students were kidnapped in Oriire, Oyo State, and Mussa, Borno State; also, the principal of the Oriire school was hanged.
The 2027 ADC presidential candidate is concerned that these attacks are part of a larger trend to undermine our educational system and slow down our progress toward growth.
For this reason, the ex-vice president has demanded that Nigeria declare a state of security emergency. The suspension of elected officials of states is not, however, part of the intended state of emergency on security, he pointed out.
As per the Waziri Adamawa, the most recent incident at a school in Kogi State poses a grave danger to education and is a tremendous national shame that necessitates immediate and extreme measures.
“It is high time the Federal Government declared a statement of emergency to empower commanders with more freedom to act decisively and proactively with these monsters in the county,” Atiku stated in a statement signed by his Media Office.
“I am not arguing for the overthrow of elected officials; rather, I am arguing that commanders should have more autonomy to shield their decisions on the battlefield from political meddling.”
It is necessary to take extreme measures, including declaring a state of emergency, in response to the increasing insecurity in Nigeria, according to the ADC presidential candidate.
Terrorist attacks on schools are making our schools more dangerous, and learning cannot take place in such environments.
To make matters worse, schools will become unsafe places for kids and instructors due to the stress and anguish that follows terrorist acts.
“We will not stand by when terrorists or bandits obliterate our culture and prevent our children from attending school.
Because of the “domino-effect,” the former vice president continued, “a terrorist attack on one school is a threat to schools elsewhere across the country.”
To supplement the efforts of our obviously overworked and understaffed police and military, Atiku called for the formation of national guards comprised of retired soldiers as one of the extreme measures to tackle these security concerns.
“Our communities have a great role to play in information sharing and eternal vigilance,” he said, emphasising the need for better human intelligence on terrorist movements and for more community alertness.