Nigeria\u2019s security crisis has taken a significant downturn with terrorist attacks going beyond the roads, to airport tarmacs and train services. Within a space of one week, an aeroplane set for take-off was attacked right on the tarmac of the airport in Kaduna while a train from Abuja heading to Kaduna had its rail track bombed, multiple numbers of passengers shot dead, injured and several others abducted for ransom. Nigeria\u2019s insecurity has never been this bad. The government appears helpless and incapable of assuring citizens that it can protect them. Indeed, Nigerians were very shocked to hear Transport Minister, Rotimi Amaechi throw up his arms helplessly and blame his colleagues in government for failing to approve \u2018just N3 billion\u2019 needed to purchase security monitoring equipment for the rail line. Speaking to journalists on the train attack, he stated that the incident could have been prevented with the acquisition of a N3 billion digital security equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nigeria budgets huge sums of money for national\nsecurity. In the 2022 National Budget, the sum of N1.14 trillion out of a total\nbudget sum of N17 trillion was budgeted for the Ministry of Defence. In\naddition, the sum of N188 billion was budgeted for the Office of the National\nSecurity Adviser (ONSA). Additional sums were also budgeted for several other\narms of security services, including the Police, Nigeria Security and Civil\nDefence Corps, Federal Road Safety Corps, among the plethora of multiple\nuncoordinated security agencies in the country. The huge sums budgeted for\ndefence do not reflect in the quality of security provided for citizens in the\ncountry. Instead, Nigerians are seeing worsening insecurity. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across the country, multiple security problems exist.\nThe South East of the country that was described in the not too distant past as\nthe safest part of the country, descended into its own security crisis which\nworsened when the Supreme Court to the consternation of Nigerians, removed the\npopularly elected Governor of Imo State, Emeka Ihedioha and replaced him with\nits own choice of Hope Uzodinma. Since then in 2020, the State has known no\npeace and has contributed immensely to the high levels of insecurity in the\ncountry. The insecurity across the country has also been worsened by the\nhighhandedness and impunity of security agencies throughout the country, who\nhave responded to political agitations and protests with shooting and killing\nof dissenting persons. Security agencies\u2019 highhanded and brutal response to\npolitical agitators such as Sunday Igboho in the South West of Nigeria and\nNnamdi Kanu in the South East, has further contributed to escalating the\npolitical and security crises in the country. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, the Nigerian government\u2019s obvious incapacity\nand incompetence in managing the country\u2019s security crisis continues to be a\nsource of worry, especially with no indication that the situation will improve.\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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