Looking at Ali Kwaras (self-initiated veteran vigilante leader) successes in converting armed robbery - at a point he was tipped to be appointed as one of the top security advisers to the then FCT Minister, Dr. Aliyu Modibbo. When there was missing Bellview Aircraft after it crashed in Ogun State, local hunters and herdsmen were used in searching for wreckages. In Maiduguri, we will not forget, in a hurry, how brave civilian JTF turn out to be in converting terrorism. Even during the Mai-ta-tsine saga in kano local ‘yan tauri’ were very helpful in defeating him. Now the Adamawa scenario: without the acumen of an army general, local vigilante group were able to liberate, at a speed of light compared to conventional army stories, a big town captured by the dreaded Boko boys. Seriously, I think Africa, especially; Nigeria should start revisiting some forgotten cultures and way of lives. Perhaps it is not yet our time to start using the American Apache, the Russian Mi 28, the French/Germany Eurocopter Tiger or the Chinese Z-10 gunships. May be we should eat our humble cake and go back to the basics and develop our own security stuff. Ouch! I even forget to mention the expensive NigerComSat which never helped in resolving anything despite a wasteful spending!!
Posted on: Fri, 14 Nov 2014 16:06:28 +0000
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