By John Owen Nwachukwu Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on Monday, slammed the Chief of Defence Staff, General ...
By John Owen Nwachukwu
Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), on
Monday, slammed the Chief of Defence Staff, General Lucky Irabor, over his
admittance that there are about 137 unmanned borders in the north that are
infiltrated by terrorists from the Sahel to commit mayhem in Nigeria.
HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko,
said the admittance by the CDS unmistakably indicted Irabor who is supposed to
be the first in rank of the entire service chiefs in the whole country.
The group advised the CDS to brace up to the security
challenges confronting the nation and proffer solutions to the unmanned borders
used as access points by terrorists from Niger Republic and Chad to launch
attacks in Nigeria or resign if he is bereft of ideas to address the situation.
“What has happened to the deployment of information
technology such as drones to checkmate infiltration of bad elements bringing in
assorted weapons into Nigeria through the Northern axis?” HURIWA asked
Irabor on Friday, at a public lecture in Lagos, said, “The
porous nature of the borders has made it easily accessible for terrorists and
bandits to enter the country to commit mayhem…”
Commenting in a statement on Monday, HURIWA’s Onwubiko said
it was disappointing that the Chief of Defence Staff has taken to lamentation
whereas his job is not to weary Nigerians with the obvious challenge of porous
borders but to solve the security challenge.
“Nigerians are perplexed at the self-indicting revelation by
the CDS who came into office on January 26, 2021. If the General knows he can’t
protect Nigerians according to the oath of office that he swore, he has failed
Nigerians and should resign for a competent person to crush bloodthirsty
terrorists and bandits overrunning the country with unfathomable killings and
kidnap-for-ransom boom.
“Nigerians are being killed daily in their numbers and are
tired of excuses given by CDS and other service chiefs. Nigerians want results
not excuses. The CDS should deploy drones and unmanned aerial vehicles to
monitor the vast borders said to be porous and volatile.
“More men should be recruited to man these borders to stop
or prevent infiltration by terrorists in Chad and Niger Republic where the
present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has shown obvious sympathy.
“By the way why should Nigeria as a Sovereignty approve more
border points than the nation can protect? Is the government aware that border
security is what makes the Country Sovereign?”
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