It will be grave national risk to ignore the alarm by former defence minister, Theophilus Danjuma of a possible re-colonization of Nigeria by rampaging bandits. Danjuma’s latest allegation fits into a similar one he raised in 2018, accusing the military of bias and harbouring an agenda in ethnic cleansing. He had then alleged: “Our armed forces are not neutral. They collude with the armed bandits to kill people, kill Nigerians. The armed forces guide their movements. They cover them. If you are depending on the armed forces to stop the killings, you will all die one by one”. He called on those facing such attacks to defend themselves. The ministry of defence took the allegations seriously with a promise to investigate and bring to book any personnel found culpable. But it accused the Taraba State government (Danjuma’s home state) of not writing it on the alleged infractions by security personnel. Taraba State government was to deny the claim when it came up with documented instances…
It will be grave national risk to ignore the alarm by former defence minister, Theophilus Danjuma of a possible re-colonization of Nigeria by rampaging bandits. Danjuma’s latest allegation fits into a similar one he raised in 2018, accusing the military of bias and harbouring an agenda in ethnic cleansing.
Taraba State government was to deny the claim when it came up with documented instances the federal government and the military were informed of security breaches and soldiers’ misconduct but were utterly ignored. These are no doubt, very weighty and serious statements. Their weight is further reinforced given that Danjuma now seeks to deploy them as evidence that the alarm he raised a few years ago, were after all, not a hoax. He is entitled to that view given the realities on the ground.
‘Operation Cat Race’ designed to halt wanton killings in the north central arrived with a barrage of criticisms. Benue and Taraba states openly alleged that herdsmen who fled after the killings in some of their communities, made triumphant return with their cows when the military exercise began and have since resumed attacks on vulnerable communities. They cited continuing killings in the face of the military exercise as evidence of its failure.
There is yet no reaction from the federal government on this dimension to the unceasing insecurity in the country. But if the seeming desperation of the current regime to press on with such policies as grazing areas, grazing routes, Ruga and the national livestock transformation plan are anything to go by, the issues raised by Danjuma can only be wished away at our collective peril.
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