With the Christmas Day bombing of
churches in parts of Northern Nigeria in
mind, Mr. Femi Falana, a well-known lawyer
and human rights activist, has called on
President Goodluck Jonathan to purge the
security and intelligence apparatus of
incompetent personnel.
In his words, those officials ought to have
resigned their appointments over a year
ago.
Mr. Falana cautioned that personal
friendship and relationship should not be
allowed to compromise the security of the
nation.
Extending his condolences to those families
which lost their loved ones in the tragic
bombings, he criticized a situation where
the government would merely issue a
statement threatening to deal with the
culprits, leaving the nation to await the next
disaster to occur.
“The Federal Government should be told this
time around that Nigerians are tired of
official statements that are full of sound and
fury signifying nothing,” he said.
He pointed out that apart from the State
Security Service which has engaged in the
thorough investigation and prosecution of
a number of suspected terrorists, the police
and other security agencies have been
overwhelmed in the circumstances.
“Even where a wanted terrorist showed up
in the office of a top Police Chief sometimes
ago he was released in questionable
circumstances,” he recalled. “A few days
later, the suspect and his gang bombed the
police headquarters.
He noted that for some inexplicable reasons,
the Police Chief has been allowed to remain
in office to the detriment of our collective
security.
“In view of the dangerous implications of
allowing the mass killing of unarmed people
in churches, markets and other public places
the Federal Government should move
urgently and decisively to shake up the
security apparatus to assure Nigerians and
the international community of its capacity
to guarantee the security of lives and
property in the country,” Mr. Falana stated.
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