Olufemi Atoyebi, Kamarudeen Ogundele and Kayode Idowu
The Ekiti State Governor, Ayodele Fayose, has alleged that the continued insurgence in the country is a manifestation of internal aggression and not external one.
Also, the Catholic Archbishop of Ibadan Metropolitan See, Archbishop Gabriel Abegunrin, on Wednesday said the failure of President Muhammadu Buhari to declare the killer herdsmen as terrorists group, had emboldened them to continue their destructive activities.
Fayose said the failure of government to tackle insecurity over the time and payment of ransom were indications of “internal problems” caused by those who were allegedly profiting from them.
Speaking with the state’s press crew on Wednesday in Ado Ekiti, Fayose called on the international community to probe insurgency and activities of herdsmen in the country.
He said, “We don’t have external aggression but an internal one. We are calling on the international community to look beyond Boko Haram or herdsmen. The international community should come for a fact-finding and dig deeper into the killings in Nigeria.
“This is beyond what Boko Haram or herdsmen are doing. It is more of what the government has failed to do on time. Nigerians are becoming helpless. Benue people need international intervention; they need support. We want to believe that the President has lost it. His approach has been cosmetic.
“How would you want us to believe that the Nigerian Army cannot engage herdsmen, cannot engage Boko Haram. It seems that the reason for the coming of President Buhari to secure Nigeria has been defeated in all areas.
“You can all see the situation, Nigerians are angry and hungry on daily basis as they are being killed by their own brothers.
“I can’t understand why the federal government cannot take a stand to engage the so called herdsmen. They flaunt their weapons on the social media and the government look away. Currently, the APC led government led by President Buhari is paying lip service to the challenge of security of Boko Haram and herdsmen,” he stated.
Fayose urged Nigerians to challenge the President to act decisively to save the coming generation.
Abegunrin, who spoke during the Ibadan North Denary Cathedralticum programme held at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Ilupeju, Ibadan, also expressed his displeasure at the Monday killings of 24 people at Omusu Edimoga in Okpokwu Local Government Area of Benue State by suspected herdsmen.
He said, “It is sad when the shedding of innocent blood is now a continuous event in Nigeria. The indiscriminate blocking of roads in the heart of Abuja, Ibadan and other towns by Fulani herdsmen cattle is a terrible thing, this is not the first time we will be having Fulani in our midst but events since the inception of this regime under President Buhari calls for rethinking and proper analysis.”
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