Imo Attacks: FG Must Become Sincere, Nationalistic For Nigeria To Be Saved — Sen. Abaribe

The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on
Wednesday asked the Federal Government to be more sincere in
handling the security affairs of the country.

Abaribe who was reacting to the recent attacks in Imo State was
of the opinion that if Nigeria is to be saved from implosion, then
the government must become more nationalistic.

His assertion was contained in a statement released by his Media
Adviser, Uchenna Awom.

“”Time has come for sincerity and nationalistic approach by
government to address the myriad of problems besetting the country,
especially insecurity and poor management of the country’s
diversity.

The time for a knee-jerk approach and fixated mindset in the
investigation of criminal attacks by the security agencies has
gone. It is not enough to be driven by a certain mindset, which has
the tendency of foreclosing other probable leads and motives during
investigations of very serious crimes like the ones we are
currently experiencing.

“This time calls for deeper introspection and painstaking
investigation by the relevant security agencies so that we nip
these dangerous dimensions in the bud if the country must be
rescued from falling off the cliff,” Senator Abaribe said.

The senator while condoling with the police and other security
agencies that have come under attack in recent times, called for a
thorough investigation into the rising wave of attack on police
formations across the country, especially the ones that happened in
Imo State.

He condemned the frightening surge of violence in the South
East, particularly the attack on the Correctional Centre in Owerri,
the Ebonyi and Enugu states and urged the security agencies to dig
in and unravel the motives behind the incessant attacks and
apprehend the criminal elements to face the full weight of the
law.

The Minority Leader said the attack on security agencies,
particularly on the police, which is the first line of civil
defense is unacceptable and stands condemned.

Senator Abaribe further expressed worry that the country is fast
sliding into total anarchy and cautioned that the time has come
when the federal government should rise up and address the poor
security situation in the country holistically looking at Nigeria
as a nation.

The Senate Minority Leader, Senator Enyinnaya Abaribe on
Wednesday asked the Federal Government to be more sincere in
handling the security affairs of the country.

Abaribe who was reacting to the recent attacks in Imo State was
of the opinion that if Nigeria is to be saved from implosion, then
the government must become more nationalistic.

His assertion was contained in a statement released by his Media
Adviser, Uchenna Awom.

“”Time has come for sincerity and nationalistic approach by
government to address the myriad of problems besetting the country,
especially insecurity and poor management of the country’s
diversity.

The time for a knee-jerk approach and fixated mindset in the
investigation of criminal attacks by the security agencies has
gone. It is not enough to be driven by a certain mindset, which has
the tendency of foreclosing other probable leads and motives during
investigations of very serious crimes like the ones we are
currently experiencing.

“This time calls for deeper introspection and painstaking
investigation by the relevant security agencies so that we nip
these dangerous dimensions in the bud if the country must be
rescued from falling off the cliff,” Senator Abaribe said.

The senator while condoling with the police and other security
agencies that have come under attack in recent times, called for a
thorough investigation into the rising wave of attack on police
formations across the country, especially the ones that happened in
Imo State.

He condemned the frightening surge of violence in the South
East, particularly the attack on the Correctional Centre in Owerri,
the Ebonyi and Enugu states and urged the security agencies to dig
in and unravel the motives behind the incessant attacks and
apprehend the criminal elements to face the full weight of the
law.

The Minority Leader said the attack on security agencies,
particularly on the police, which is the first line of civil
defense is unacceptable and stands condemned.

Senator Abaribe further expressed worry that the country is fast
sliding into total anarchy and cautioned that the time has come
when the federal government should rise up and address the poor
security situation in the country holistically looking at Nigeria
as a nation.