Referring to one of my recent publications which was titled " the rising wave of insecurity in Nigeria and urgent need for regional policing and collaboration". I highlighted the significance and the need for the federal government of Nigeria to address the skyrocket inflation, widespread hardship, youth unemployment and general insecurity across the 6 Geo- Political zones that made up Nigeria.
Few weeks after, the dollar is trading at a rate of $1=1,450.9 NGN at the Foreign Exchange Market, Two Ekiti Royal Fathers, who are custodians of Culture, Art, Tradition and Custom of the Yoruba people were murdered by Terrorists in cold blood, those that Nigeria Media Baptized by the name "Bandits'' under the Buhari Led Administration of the APC and Fulani cabals.
The traditional rulers, the Elesun of Esun Ekiti, Oba David Babatunde Ogunsakin and the Olumojo of Imojo-Ekiti, Oba Samuel Olusola, were killed by the gunmen; while the Alara of Ara (Ikole), Oba Sunday Fatoba, escaped being killed during the attack along Oke Ako-Irele Road.
The mobile wing of Boko Haram jihadists are disguising as Herdsmen in Southwest Nigeria and other parts on a same mission with those ones carrying out massacre and land grabbing in part of Benue State, Plateau State, Kaduna state and Zamfara state.
Reports emanating from South East Nigeria is that Enugu Community Protests Government’s Plan To Establish Cattle Ranch For Herders, Nearly 8 Years After Massacre By Militia.
Hundreds of Nimbo community residents in the Uzo-Uwani Local Government Area of Enugu State have staged a peaceful protest against the state government’s plan to establish a cattle ranch for herdsmen in their community.
Among the protesters were people widowed or orphaned by the killing of 40 residents of the community by gunmen suspected to be Fulani herdsmen on April 26, 2016, during the government of former President Muhammadu Buhari.
The adverse effects on the youths made group of youths on Friday staged a peaceful protest in Osogbo, Osun State, decrying the rising cost of living, with a call on the government to immediately intervene.
Despite the large presence of police operatives near the scene of the protest, the youth kept singing songs expressing the frustration of many Nigerians occasioned by the harsh economy.
Also, some residents of Minna, Niger state capital, blocked major roads in the city to protest the rising cost of living in the country. There was also a protest in Kano state over the economic hardship being experienced by Nigerians.
One of the primary responsibility of a government is to protect lives and properties of the governed, provide leadership, direction and making good fiscal/monetary decisions that can facilitate national growth and development.
Although, the President Bola Tinubu led government has provided numerous solutions and measures like palliatives, grants, sponsorship, increment in minimum wage, deployment of security personnel e. t. c to these challenges but the full impacts is yet to reflect on average citizens of Nigeria.
Hon. Amb. Prince Samuel Adesegun Egunjobi
