A Civil Society Organisation (CSO), Southern Zone and Middle Belt Alliance for Peace (SZMBAP) has called on the federal government to take radical steps in tackling insecurity in the country.
The National Chairman of the group, Dr Amaechi Okolie made the call at a News Conference in Abuja on Wednesday.
Okolie who decried the level of insecurity in the country, urged the federal government to rise up to the occasion.
He condemned the invasion of the Nigerian polity by non state actors resulting to the displacement of many Nigerians and creation of IDP camps.
“We call on the Nigerian government to urgently take very legal and radical steps to put immediate stop to insecurity and forms of insurgency perpetrated by gun-wielding non state actors.
“The phenomenon of non state actors seizing parts of the sovereign state of Nigeria should be put to stop,” he said.
Okolie who reiterated the need for a synergy between the federal government and government at the sub national, said protection of lives and property was a fundamental responsibility of government.
The CSO boss raised alarm over alleged complicity of some highly placed Nigerians, whose aim was not only to sabotage the efforts of President Bola Tinubu but to undermine the country’s sovereignty.
According to him, we suspect that the violent and criminal non state actors do not act without the support of highly placed and influential Nigerians, home and abroad.
Describing security as a collective responsibility of all, Okolie called for partnership with other regions in the fight against insecurity.
He therefore urged Nigerians to exercise their fundamental rights of justifiable self defense as enshrined in the constitution by working together with the security agencies.
Okolie restated the commitment of the CSO to President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda , especially in uniting and stabilizing the country.
“We fully and whole heartedly support the ongoing efforts by President Bola Tinubu to restore peace and stability in the country.”
The CSO leader however extended hands of fellowship to the international community for a secured Nigeria.
NAN
