INSECURITY: TERRORISTS WORKING TO CREATE PARALLEL STATE WITHIN NIGERIA
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By Tejiri Oghene
Former Presidential aspirant and prominent politician, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, on Thursday, sounded the alarm regarding a worsening security predicament in Nigeria, cautioning that a coalition of terrorist organizations with international connections is actively scheming to create a Parallel State within the nation.
Olawepo-Hashim disclosed the information in reaction to the recent slaughter of more than 200 non-combatants in Yelwata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State.
He described the incident as yet another pointer to the growing sophistication of what he termed an “adaptive insurgency” operating in the northern part of the country.
He said: “The killings in Benue last weekend are a tragic reminder of the complete breakdown of security in Northern Nigeria. What we are witnessing is not isolated violence, but a coordinated effort by a mortal alliance of terror groups whose goal is to carve out a State within Nigeria.”
According to him, “this wave of terror is not limited to Benue or the Northeast but has progressively engulfed large parts of the Northwest, including Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna and some sections of Katsina States, where communities continue to suffer loss of life, livelihoods, and dignity.”
Warning of the insurgency’s growing incursion into the North Central and Southern regions, he expressed concern that the Federal Government’s persistent delay in adopting recommended strategies, such as the decentralization of policing through the establishment of State and Local Police, suggests either gross negligence or willful complicity.
“Since 2014, the APC has found the strategy to win elections, but they have not found, or pretend not to find, the strategy to end insecurity and poverty.
“Nigeria is not such a weak State as her current rulers are making it look. We were once the pride of Africa’s military diplomacy. The question now is whether our leaders have the will and patriotism to save the country,” he added.
Calling on all Nigerians across ethnic, religious, generational, and political divides to rise to the occasion, he warned that Nigeria stands at a tipping point. “This is a defining moment for our country. We must act now or risk losing the republic to a violent, extremist alternative. May God save and bless Nigeria”, he said.
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