The Minister of Information and Culture, Lai Mohammed, on
Thursday lamented that the current insecurity in the country poses a great
danger to Nigeria’s unity.
Mohammed lamented that the issues of farmers, herders
crisis, banditry, kidnapping among other insecurity challenges have led to
increasing calls for secession in Nigeria.
He stated this during a Town Hall meeting in Kaduna tagged:
“Setting Benchmarks for Enhanced Security and National Unity in Nigeria”.
The Minister also noted that teamwork from all Nigerians in
ensuring the rescue of the country remains the solution to these challenges.
According to Mohammed: “Ominously, the general state of
insecurity, as reflected in incidences of farmers/herders clashes, Boko Haram
insurgency, banditry, ethno-religious clashes and intolerance, cultism, drug
addiction and kidnapping for ransom, are now triggering rising call for
secession as well as politicization of ethnic and religious differences.
“Bluntly put, the insecurity and its manifestations pose a
dangerous threat to the unity of the country and its continued existence as one
indivisible nation.
“How did we get here and what can we do to change the
narrative? We believe that finding a way out of the situation in which we have
found ourselves requires teamwork, reflecting all diversities and leveraging on
all our collective creativity to pursue with diligence the project of rescuing
Nigeria.”
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