In Tinubu’s first week, 78 persons were massacred across Nigeria, and 12 kidnapped, the Nigerian Security Tracker of the Council on Foreign Relations reported.
Nigeria has become notorious for violence. In his first term as Kaduna State governor , Nasir el-Rufai claimed Fulani herdsmen were avenging the killing of their livestock during the 2011 post-election violence in the North. Since 2009, Islamic jihadists have desecrated the peace nationwide, particularly in the North-East. Bandits reportedly number 120,000 in the North-West. Currently, the Nigeria Police cannot match this army.
The elevated insecurity reflects in the 2023 Fund for Peace Fragile State Index, in which Nigeria is ranked 15th most fragile country out of 179 countries, alongside Mali , Ethiopia , and Libya . Unfortunately, the perpetrators of bloodletting in Nigeria go scot-free. Since there is no retribution, they return to commit worse atrocities. Under Tinubu, there must be swift punishment for criminality.
To succeed, he must overhaul the security system, which has failed woefully in matching the emerging security challenges. He should restructure the composition of the current security chiefs. Most served and failed under Buhari; those found wanting should be removed, and new helmsmen appointed and given performance targets. Non-performers should never again be tolerated. Without compromising merit, appointments should reflect Nigeria’s diversity to ensure buy-in by all segments of the polity.
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