Do not bring the military into dirty politics – Prof Dikwa
…says Government must restore traditional values
Frontline elder statesman, Prof Khalifa Dikwa has berated the political class in the country for the deteriorating state of security in the country.
Dikwa, while calling for calm in the wake of the recent Plateau crisis which claimed the lives of innocent citizens, decried the menace of armed militia men unleashing mayhem on innocent and peaceful residents particularly on the Plateau. He noted that, the government must as a matter of urgency resolve the issue of indigenes and settlers throughout the country, while restoring while restoring traditional values and working with traditional rulers.
He averred that, if the indigenous population agree that the settler population who have lived there for over a hundred years with their grandparents born there are also citizens who should benefit in all aspects of life and share in the political system there, this whole crisis would end forthwith.
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“How come in the military era when everyone was treated well we never had this?” He wondered.
Prof Dikwa while praising the professional efforts of the military and their swift response called on politicians and other stakeholders to desist from dragging the military in their murky waters of politics.
“How do you explain that soldiers who comprise of various ethnic and religious colorations would take sides with one religious or ethnic group against another as it is being portrayed?”
He called on citizens to embrace one another in other to defeat their common enemy who seeks to destroy their peace.
“While the military is doing its best, we must continue to support them instead of denigrating them. We need to study and adopt the plan of Kidal in Mali and Algeria, and for Nigeria, we need to borrow a leaf from Mogadishu and Algiers assign responsibilities, to professional in IT, synergy among various Military intelligence and other secret services.
“We should keep an eye on some foreign governments and embassies who are variously accused of importing mercenaries, transport machines especially motorcycles with reserve of fuel, others include techno gadgets, espionage via satellite showing locations of our troops, from a nearby base, sending arial images to criminals, creating, funding and training terrorists and accommodating foreign mercenaries.” Dikwa adds.
