Inadequate emergency preparedness, response and policy intervention were largely responsible for why the country appears to be troubled by banditry...

By Abbas Jimoh


The Federal Government has said that inadequate emergency preparedness, response and policy intervention were largely responsible for why the country appears to be troubled by banditry and other insecurity challenges.

The Minister of Special Duties and Intergovernmental Affairs, Senator George Akume, said this on Wednesday in Abuja at the formal launch of a 352-page book titled: “A Planner’s Perspective on Disaster and Conflict; Issues of Forced Displacement of Persons, Management in Nigeria”, authored by Bassey Ita Etim-Ikang, a director in the ministry.

According to Akume, who was a former Governor of Benue State, banditry and other challenges cannot be overcome without the participation of all Nigerians, thus everyone must be involved in finding a lasting solution to the challenge.

“The challenges facing Nigeria includes but not limited to inadequate emergency preparedness and response, the gap between relief materials management and durable development projects, and ad-hoc planning and policy intervention.

“There is also lack of institutional and legal framework for the management of internally displaced population in Nigeria, insufficient or absence of inter-agency collaboration which mostly results in agencies working at cross purposes with duplicative activities.

“The lack of a defined strategy and appropriate national framework of cooperation among relevant agencies and institutions to design sustainable action plan for medium-long terms projects have been a huge deficit for policy makers.

“Therefore, all efforts to minimise the vicious cycle of violent conflicts and crisis arising from abject poverty and deprivation including lack of inclusive management structure based on bottom-top approach to grassroots participation that recognises peace and confidence building mechanism have just been put in place by the ministry,” Akume said.

The Author, Ikang, who is a Director of Human Resources, in the ministry, said his motivation to write the book stem from the dilapidated structure and rising cases of killings and insecurity ravaging the country.

“The Book will impact greatly on humanitarian state and non-state actors, policy makers, the academia, the students, most especially the students in conflict management will find the book a tool in their hands. I believe that the agencies that are saddled with management of disaster and conflict will be the great beneficiary of this book,” he said.

He said that internally displaced persons (IDPs) should be catered for and rehabilitated in order not push them into crime, which they may see as the only means of survival and which may in turn worse the situation in the country.

The Chief launcher and Plateau State Governor, Simon Bako Lalong, assured that he would continue to rally his colleagues to foster unity and deal decisively with those fomenting crises in the north and across the country.

Lalong who is also the Chairman, Northern Governor’s Forum (NGF), said that he would share copies of the book to governors for them to study and utilise the knowledge to tackle violent conflicts in the region.

Also, a former Deputy Senate President, Ibrahim Mantu, said those drumming up war do not understand the ripple effect as it would continue to affect the country’s economy, as investors will run to other African countries to do business.

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Simple reason

Insincerity on the part of the Government!

The bandits in the East have seen that the fight against terrorism and banditry in the North is being handled with kid's gloves. This is what has emboldened the thugs in the East to burn down their homes and their people in uniform without thinking..And when you go after them, they will cry foul cos they expect to be pampered like their brothers in the north..which is justifiable!

If the government has been doing the needful with the monies allocated to procuring arms and ammunition, engaging the people and showing commitment towards clearing these bastards and making the north as attractive as it used to be, by now, Security won't be a problem

This present administration has already written their name in gold as the most USELESS government on earth.


-Why won't banditry be difficult to tame when you have the Al-Queda Sympathizer called Isa Pantami as Minister?


-Why won't you have headache tackling banditry when you open the prison gates for "Repentant" Bandits and Boko Haram terrorists?


-Why won't you have sleepless nights fighting banditry when you deploy fighters jets and gunboats to peaceful States in the South while the North burns down?

Was it not the same government filled with fools that said GEJ was clueless with the way he handled the BH terrorist?


APC will remain a useless party and the followers of that party are equally useless.

Corruption in government included! In fact, one of the major reasons - per my observation.


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And you can see how they can not be ashame of uttering trash

why

Excuse oo excuse o

How many bandits has the FG arrested since we've been hearing about this bandits palaver? They should stop playing games with people's live.

Imagine such defeatist mentality where a supposed government representative comes out openly to give excuses why banditry could not be curtailed or tamed

There was a government.