- Senator Shehu Sani has labelled the north as a place of death
- Sani says the area is drenched in the blood of many innocents
- The lawmaker has condemned the recent attacks by Boko Haram
Charismatic lawmaker and Chairman, Senate Ad Hoc Committee on Humanitarian Crisis in the North-East, Senator Shehu Sani, has condemned the recent bomb attacks in Borno and Adamawa states.
Sani said that “victims of insurgency are casualties of a failed system and a succession of failed leadership.”
The legislator in a statement made on Monday, December 12, urged Nigerians to accept the impossibility of an instant end to insurgency, while remaining optimistic about its eventual defeat.
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He said: “Religious extremism is the seed of insurgency, while poverty and underdevelopment remain its nourishment. Political leaders and the elite in the North must wake up to this reality.
Peace, development and social progress in the northern part of Nigeria will remain an illusion until the people of the region collectively stand up against those who misuse, abuse or exploit religion to advance their political or theocratic agenda.
“Indonesia and Malaysia should be a model for the North, and not Afghanistan or Iraq.
Religious extremism is a cancerous menace to Nigeria and the sub-region. Victims of insurgency are casualties of a failed system and a succession of failed leadership.
“The soil of the North has been soaked with the blood of innocent people for years, in the name of religious violence. It’s time for all to raise a voice and a fist. A gun can silence a gun for a moment but a voice can silence a gun forever.”
According to Punch, the senator, who is representing Kaduna Central Senatorial District, stated that President Muhammadu Buhari deserved commendation for his commitment, determination and seriousness in restoring order, security and relative peace in the North-East.
“Resting on oars comes with consequences,” he, however, warned.
Sani also called for a “realistic” move to address the humanitarian crisis in the North-East, noting that there is no better way than to work in synergy with state and local governments, community leaders and civil society organisations as well as international humanitarian groups.
He said: “We must continue to combat their (insurgents) deadly and ceaseless violence with our resilience for peace and freedom. Their spectacular and surprising attacks must not dampen our resolve and action but should propel and sustain it.
“We owe the spirit of those who died in the hands of insurgents an unwavering determination to take justice to their killers. The debris of their destructions should always form the building block of our firm response.
“The attacks in Maiduguri confirm that the terrorists are exploiting our complacency and vulnerable accomplishments. We must not protect our gold of successes with fences of papers. The literal vaccine for violence remains vigilance.
“Those who kill our people aim to kill our spirit. The violent insurgency in the North-East has tested our strength and spirit as a nation. We have survived its peak moments and we can survive its dying days.”
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