Anthony Iwuoma
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has challenged the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen. Lucky Irabor, to quickly urgently find solution for Nigeria’s unmanned borders in the North through which terrorists from the Sahel infiltrate the country to commit crimes.
The CDS had admitted that there were 137 unmanned borders in the North but HURIWA said the statement was self-indicting.
“The porous nature of the borders has made it easily accessible for terrorists and bandits to enter the country to commit mayhem…” Irabor had reportedly said.
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However, HURIWA’s National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko, urged the CDS to buckle up and find solutions to the security challenges instead of lamenting since he is supposedly the head of the entire service chiefs in the country.
“What has happened to the deployment of information technology, such as drones to checkmate infiltration of bad elements bringing in assorted weapons into Nigeria through the Northern axis?” HURIWA wondered.
“Nigerians are perplexed at the self-indicting revelation by the CDS, who came into office on January 26, 2021. If the General knows he can’t protect Nigerians according to the oath of office that he swore, he has failed Nigerians and should resign for a competent person to crush bloodthirsty terrorists and bandits overrunning the country with unfathomable killings and kidnap-for-ransom boom.
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“Nigerians are being killed daily in their numbers and are tired of excuses given by CDS and other service chiefs. Nigerians want results not excuses. The CDS should deploy drones and unmanned aerial vehicles to monitor the vast borders said to be porous and volatile.
“More men should be recruited to man these borders to stop or prevent infiltration by terrorists in Chad and Niger Republic where the present administration of President Muhammadu Buhari has shown obvious sympathy.
“By the way why should Nigeria as a sovereignty approve more border points than the nation can protect? Is the government aware that border security is what makes the country sovereign?”