President Muhammadu Buhari has been urged to act swiftly in addressing the killings in parts of the country following the high rate of deaths.
As part of activities to mark this year’s National Day of Mourning (NDOM), the group has drawn the attention of government to its responsibilities, saying that, the Government seems to be indifferent to the sufferings of Nigerians and unwilling to address the killings that has bedeviled the nation.
Speaking at the one day National Day of Mourning in Minna, the State Coordinator Mr. Mathew Oladele said there is a growing toll of massacre, industrial scale abduction and lawless abuse of Nigerians all over the country.
According to him, “this week alone over 130 people were massacred in two separate incidents in Benue and Plateau states, without drawing a response from the president. The incessant killing of security Officers across the country and the clear absence of political will or leadership from the president to bringing this deadly trend to an end.”
“The surge in atrocities against women, children, learner’s, teachers, and the most vulnerable schools and instructions of learning have been targeted to elimination and Government appears unable and unwilling to take urgent action in protecting these demographics.”
He decried the deployment of the Military in the country to handle internal security operations, thereby retrenching the constutional role of the Nigeria Police Force.
” The rise in fatalities from military operations shows that the military is over-stretched, poorly trained for this role and without proper rules of engagement for it. This cannot continue.”
The state Coordinator further explained that the National Day of Mourning is a day set aside to remember all those who have lost their to violence and also show solidarity with their families and communities.
While commending the efforts of Niger State Governor, Alh. Abubakar Sani Bello in addressing security challenges in the state, he urged him to get across to families, especially those of security personnel who lost their lives as a result of violence in the state.
