The Military High Command has appealed to Nigerians to redirect the energy and support shown during recent protests against bad governance towards the fight against insecurity and criminality.
Major General Edward Buba, Director of Defence Media Operations, made this call on Thursday, emphasizing that the military cannot tackle the issues alone.
Buba noted that the protests, which took different forms across the country, highlighted the need for collective action against insecurity.
He encouraged citizens to partner with security agencies by providing information and speaking out against suspicious activities.
The military spokesperson acknowledged that various interest groups, including terrorists and political groups, hijacked the protests, but emphasized the need for citizens to support the armed forces in the fight against terrorism, kidnapping, and other crimes.
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By channeling the same energy and vigour shown during the protests into supporting the military, Buba believes that insecurity and criminality can be defeated quickly.
He said, “Before the protest, we did observe that the protest would be interpreted in several forms due to the prevailing situation in the country and warned against it.
“We observed the protest means different things to different people. To some people the protest was peaceful as recorded in the South. To some people the protest meant riots, to some it meant looting and to others it meant demonstrations.
“And several interest’s groups hijacked the situation including sovereign interference groups, terrorists groups, political interest groups and other interest groups.
“However, as we have always said that the fight against terrorism, kidnapping and others should not be left for security agencies alone, if the citizens display the same energy and vigour that was witnessed in many parts of the country during the protest against bad governance, to support the armed forces, the issue of insecurity and criminality would be defeated quickly.
“So we encourage such support for the military’s fight against insecurity and criminality. We encourage citizens to partner with security agencies by providing information, seeing something and saying something and security agencies will take action.”
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