Coalition urges FG to expose insecurity sponsors
Dotun Omisakin The federal government has been urged to conduct thorough investigations into the economic, political, and external interests benefiting from the country’s prolonged insecurity. This was stated yesterday during a press conference by the coalition of civil society organizations on the state of security in the country. Speaking on behalf of the group, the […]
Dotun Omisakin
The federal government has been urged to conduct thorough investigations into the economic, political, and external interests benefiting from the country’s prolonged insecurity.
This was stated yesterday during a press conference by the coalition of civil society organizations on the state of security in the country.
Speaking on behalf of the group, the co-convener, Declan Ihekhaire stressed that the prevalence of insecurity is troubling, urging the federal government to intensify its efforts to nip it in the bud.
He harped on the need for the federal government to identify, pursue, and apprehend the masterminds of insecurity including financiers, informants, collaborators, and foreign enablers.
“Nigeria must demonstrate that no individual, group, or external actor is too powerful to face justice,” he said.
He added that strengthening community-based intelligence systems, empowering traditional institutions, and improving local policing frameworks would aid the country to prevail in the battle against insecurity.
“Accelerating judicial processes so that terrorists and bandits do not return to society through loopholes or weak prosecution,” he added.
He refuted the claim that the insecurity ravaging parts of the country is exclusively targeted at the country’s Christian population, saying such an assertion can raise religious tensions.
“Those behind terrorism and insurgency — and their sponsors — are intentionally attacking certain Christian-dominated communities in certain regions, not because the crisis is religious, but because they aim to manipulate emotions, fuel sectarian suspicion, and fracture national unity.
“At the same time, Muslim-majority communities in the North have also suffered devastating attacks, with thousands killed or displaced. Insecurity in Nigeria is a national problem — not a Christian problem, not a Muslim problem, not an ethnic problem. It is a threat to every citizen and must be addressed holistically, without bias, sentiment, or political coloration,” he said.
He condemned the recent remarks credited to the President of the United States, Donald Trump suggesting a possible American military intervention to address killings in Nigeria.
“The Coalition of Civil Society Organizations stands as a committed defender of truth, national stability, and the unity of the Nigerian people. We reject any attempt to use religion to divide us. We reject any foreign threat to our sovereignty. We reject narratives designed to weaken our collective resolve.
“We affirm that Nigeria’s security challenges, though grave, are surmountable, and we remain confident that with sustained reforms, responsible leadership, and strong citizen cooperation, our nation will rise out of this crisis stronger than ever,” he said.