The pan Yoruba socio-political organisation, Afenifere, has accused President Muhammadu Buhari-led Federal Government of handling terrorists attacks and general insecurity situation in Nigeria with kid gloves.
The group stated this in response to the Saturday invasion of Kaduna Airport by terrorists.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Jare Ajayi, Afenifere said, “The Federal Government should immediately allow states to set up their own police forces, empower the existing security agencies, and stop treating terrorists with kid gloves. These must be done immediately so that Nigeria does not go the Afghanistan way.”
It urged all those who should act do so immediately, recalling security infractions that took place between Friday and Saturday in parts of the country.
Decrying a situation Nigeria now appears as a country at war, Afenifere lamented how communities were sacked in Kaduna, Niger, and Enugu States, leading to the loss of lives and burning down of property.
“It is a matter of serious concern that these security infractions happened at a time that the government kept assuring us that it was on top of the situation. Some of these attacks by terrorists even occurred in broad daylight, that of Kaduna airport and that of Enugu for instance,” the Yoruba group said.
According to Afenifere, for terrorists to have the audacity to attack a national airport despite all the available security apparatus, signals that hardly is anywhere safe any longer in Nigeria.
It, therefore, appealed to Buhari to use the remaining 14 months of his administration to reverse the unfortunate level of insecurity that has bedeviled the country in all spheres of life.
