The Arewa Consultative Forum (ACF) has said Nigeria’s “rapid descent” into strife, violence and lawlessness is getting to a point at which it can no longer tell President Muhammadu Buhari only what he wants to hear.
In a statement, Secretary-General of ACF, Murtala Aliyu, asked the president to reprioritise his programmes and free more resources to end the pervasive insecurity in the country.
He said over the past few months, the security crisis in Nigeria has been deepening and there is a dangerous escalation of violence and bloodshed.
“Criminal gangs, bandits, armed robbers, secessionist insurgents along with those that call themselves soldiers of so-called caliphate, have laid siege to Nigeria. More so in the northern states.”
“Although we count ourselves amongst his ardent supporters and have always wished him well, Nigeria’s rapid descent into strife, violence and lawlessness is getting to a point at which we can no longer afford to tell him only what he wants to hear.
