Civil rights advocacy group, the Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA), has condemned as despicable and reprehensible, the wave of attacks by terrorists all around the country within 24 hours in Imo, Abia, Plateau and Sokoto states. It noted that “the security emergency declared by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is turning out to look like a phantom arrangement or a ruse unless government gets hold of the situation immediately.”

"Isn't the president aware that the terrorists have stepped up their attacks against Nigerians since he declared security emergency in Nigeria? Does the president not know that it is a direct challenge that the terrorists have posed to his person and as it is now, the integrity, credibility and any available good reputation of the President is going to be rubbished irretrievably unless the administration wakes up from security slumber and give the terrorists and the different genres of armed non-state actors the unwinnable fight of their underworld career. The ball is in the court of president Tinubu and the governors who have become lightweight chief security officers of their states, should persistently persuade the president and commander-in-chief of the Armed forced of Nigeria to stop sleeping and confront, decimate terrorists and criminals of all types operating freely in the public spaces. Nigeria would seize to exist should government allow these terrorists to gain victory of the largest Army in Africa. This scenario must be avoided by all means,” HURIWA said Tuesday in a media release by the National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko.

Jolted by these incidents of bloodshed, HURIWA asked President Tinubu to partner with the governors so effective and efficient proactive security measures and mechanisms are implemented to minimise this high rate of attacks just. The rights group reminded the president that his government's remaining reputation is on the line and would be sullied unless the administration buckles up and enforce comprehensive and hard-hitting security measures against all manifestations of terrorism including mass abductions and attacks on farming communities. HURIWA challenged the Imo state governor Mr. Hope Uzodinma to wake up and implement security strategy to stop the constant abductions of road travellers from Imo state. HURIWA lamented that these frequent abductions near the Owerri Airport located in Ngor-Okpala LGA could even discourage travellers from flying through Owerri – a situation that would lead to economic collapse of Imo State, HURIWA observed.

HURIWA is calling on the governors of the 36 states and the political authority of the Federal Capital Territory “to impress it on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to bring to life the administration’s declaration of security emergency so it doesn't appear unworkable because as far as the existential situation in Nigeria is, the terrorists are on top of the situation and are expanding their frontiers of terror attacks without any counter attacks or mechanisms strong enough to combat and defeat the terrorists by the federal government.”

"Now that Deputy Speaker of Kebbi State House of Assembly was abducted and allegedly released after days and after humongous financial settlement was extended to his attackers, then a state governor's convoy has just been attacked. Mr. President should not wait for terrorists to attempt to attack his presidential convoy or actually succeed in kidnapping one of the governors or senators before the Nigerian State would realise that these terrorists have declared and are waging relentless war on Nigeria and Nigerians,” HURIWA said.

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