My people, e be like say our government don finally open eye! Last week, for Abuja, General Olufemi Oluyede, wey sabi as Chief of Defence Staff, talk am clearly say dem go need to ginger our police and civil defence people make dem sabi their work well. Na for di budget meeting wey dem hold for National Assembly, him talk say dem go fit tackle insurgency if everybody dey work hand in hand.
Omo, as e be now, General Oluyede don notice wetin dey happen for di North East, wey don begin dey calm small small, but dem still get serious wahala for North-West and few areas for North Central. Him reason be say na so di Armed Forces no fit cover everywhere like say na ‘magic’.
“Make we strengthen our police and civil defence corps,” him yarn. “Dem get more men and dem dey reach everywhere pass us. If we only dey clear areas but dem no fit follow up, na wetin we go gain? Na so we go dey waka from one place to another like say na dance we dey dance.”
Him also talk say people dey always shout make dem recruit more soldiers, but wetin no go fit work if dem no get where to house dem. “Since if we wan carry 20,000 new soldiers come, who go feed dem? Abeg no be only to recruit we go think; we need to provide for dem too.”
For di Middle Belt, where insurgents dey give people serious gbege, General Oluyede assure Nigerians say dem dey plan how to chase dem insurgents as dem dey carry new set of elite forces wey don train for Doma go Benue and Plateau. Dem go name dis new team Savannah Shield, abeg me I go like see wetin dem go achieve.
As e be say local government fit help keep dem community safe, e gather say before, when dem dey small, dem dey attend security meeting for local governments. “Now, dem don forget, na so wahala dey gather for our communities,” e talk. Dem need to rekindle dat connection make dem no dey allow any stranger enter their area anyhow again.
Chairman of di House Committee on Defence, Babajimi Benson, no just sit down. E talk say matter of security dey very important for Nigeria’s growth. E gree say without safety, na so development go dey far from we side. Security agencies don try well to reduce di threats, but he sharply remind dem say we still dey face serious challenges.
Him call for wetin dem dey call deeper reforms, smarter ways to use di little resources wey we get, so we go fit start to see the results wey Nigerians dey expect. “We no fit just dey budget for security without seeing impact. Dem go need plenty money, but dem go fit do better if dem use am well.”
Benson don talk more say make everywhere use better method to communicate and support each other, make we fit win di hearts of di people and brain wey dey follow those bad things wey dey happen. “We gatz invest for technology and police reforms, plus we need community peacebuilding wey go fit connect everybody better.”
As dem dey craft di 2026 budget, we go need to see clear plans wey go dem balance military strength with soft power. If dem fit do am right, Nigeria go fit find the peace and security wey we all dey look forward to.
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