“FG Can No Longer Cope With Rising Threats” – Kwankwaso Speaks Out on Nigeria’s Insecurity Crisis

Rabiu Musa Kwankwaso, the former governor of Kano State, has voiced serious worries about Nigeria’s present insecurity issues.

According to reports, Kwankwaso bemoaned that the federal government seemed overburdened and unable to adequately address the nation’s insecurity issues in a personally signed statement posted on his 𝕏 account on Monday.

He claims that state governments’ support of the use of vigilante security groups exposes the federal government’s incapacity.

However, he bemoaned the fact that the vigilante groups lack adequate training and that their use is promoting the spread of light guns and small arms throughout the nation.

“I am deeply concerned about the situation of our national affairs in light of the recent happenings in our country.

“Having worked in the system for many years, I am aware that the Federal Government, working with state and local governments and other crucial partners, has the major responsibility for addressing Nigeria’s growing insecurity.

Unfortunately, it seems that the federal government is overburdened. Its implicit support for state governments setting up and using vigilante security groups with little to no formal training is clear evidence of this. Despite its good intentions, this strategy has unintentionally contributed to the unchecked spread of small guns and light weapons throughout the nation.

The worst part is that people have started to take advantage of this by organizing militias, as some political forces are doing. The precarious peace in our nation is further threatened by such conduct, Kwankwaso wrote.

The former minister of defense went on to express worries about instances of hate speech, harassment, and intimidation on social media motivated by religious and ethnic prejudice, as well as the ethnic profiling of some individuals in other parts of the nation.

He urged the federal government to act quickly to resolve the issues before they became unmanageable.

The growing trend of ethnic and regional profiling of Nigerians within their own nation is equally concerning. Unsettling stories of people being arbitrarily targeted, harassed, detained, and in some cases tortured in other parts of the country have surfaced recently, especially from one region of the country. This is made worse by the rise in hate speech, intimidation, and harassment on social media, which is frequently motivated by religious and ethnic jingoism. The cohesiveness and unity of the country are seriously threatened by these developments.

“To stop these risky trends before they get out of control, the federal government must move quickly and forcefully.

As the Chairman of the Committee on the Control of Small armaments and Light Weapons and a former Minister of Defense, Kwankwaso continued, “I find the current ease with which arms are circulating across the country deeply alarming and unacceptable.”

Nonetheless, he expressed faith in General Christoper Musa (rtd), who was just nominated as Nigeria’s Minister of Defense, to stabilize the situation and turn the tide in the nation’s favor.

Lastly, I would like to extend my heartfelt congratulations to General Christopher Gwabin Musa on his merited appointment as Minister of Defense. The former presidential candidate said, “I am certain that, with the required political will and support, he possesses the competence and experience to make a significant difference in restoring security and stability to our nation.”