Nigeria government give us our Trillion of naira back if cant arrest this Terrorists now ! Or you are calling Nigerians Mugu .

Despite massive expenditure by the Nigerian government over the past decade, counter-terrorism operations by security forces have achieved limited success and the country is still ranked on the Global Terrorism Index as one of the states most affected by terrorism. Is the problem one of bad policy, strategy and tactics, or is corruption in the leadership ranks of the security forces also to blame?

It is estimated that terror groups have killed over 30 000 people in Nigeria since 2003, causing the displacement of more than 2.4 million people. These groups include Boko Haram, operating in the Lake Chad Basin region, Islamic State West Africa Province (ISWAP) and Ansaru, also called al-Qaeda in the Lands Beyond the Sahel.

In December 2019, ISWAP beheaded 11 Christian hostages to avenge the killing of Islamic State leader Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by United States forces. In January this year the group killed the chairman of the Adamawa State chapter of the Christian Association of Nigeria, Lawan Andimi. It also kidnapped three university lecturers in Yola in eastern Nigeria, and carried out several coordinated attacks in Borno State.

Nigeria’s government allocated over N6.7 trillion to the security sector between 2010 and 2017 to strengthen its capacity for counter-terrorism operations. This amount doesn’t include extra budgetary allocations such as the US$1 billion the government borrowed in 2013 to fund counter-terrorism operations and the US$21 million approved for the Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) in June 2015.

The secrecy surrounding military spending for counter-terrorism encourages misappropriation
Despite increased money for the security sector, counter-terrorism operations by the Nigerian military in collaboration with multilateral agencies such as the MNJTF of the Lake Chad Basin Commission have achieved limited success. The military did for a time succeed in pushing terrorist groups out of major cities, as was seen when the frequency of attacks in urban centres dropped between late 2015 and early 2018.

However, terror groups found operational bases in the large civilian populations in rural and remote areas from where they launched a barrage of attacks on poorly secured villages, military units and critical state infrastructure. After suffering a ‘technical defeat’ by the military in three local government areas in Borno State, a resurgence by extremists has given them control of these regions.

Why are Nigeria’s counter-terrorism operations failing? Some say it’s because of strategic and tactical imprecision due to poor intelligence and rivalry among security agencies involved in the operations. However, evidence suggests that corruption in counter-terrorism operations in Nigeria may also be to blame.

Conflict entrepreneurs within the hierarchy of military leadership and the ministries, departments and agencies in the security sector apparently use military funds meant for counter-terrorism operations to enrich themselves. Military spending is usually not audited due to its sensitive nature. The secrecy that surrounds it encourages misappropriation.

Unless conflict entrepreneurs are stopped, terrorism will continue in Nigeria and the Lake Chad Basin
Examples include the probe into the alleged diversion of US$2.1 billion meant for arms procurement by the Office of the National Security Adviser, and another N3.9 billion by the office of the Chief of Defence Staff, both in 2015.

In 2017, US$43 million cash meant for covert operations by the National Intelligence Agency was discovered in a private building in Lagos. And in 2018 there were investigations into US$1 billion that went missing after being appropriated to the Nigerian Army for arms procurement from the Excess Crude Account.

Conflict entrepreneurs in the security sector also allegedly operate through the award of fictitious procurement contracts, and illegal extra-military activities such as extortion and collusion with militants in illegal fishing in the Lake Chad area.

These activities undermine effective security force action by hollowing out the military’s capabilities. For instance, because they don’t procure by approval, and sometimes procurements aren’t even made, the military may be lacking in weapons and logistics, making it difficult to adequately counter terrorism.

Corruption has undermined effective security force action by hollowing out the military’s capabilities
Despite huge financial allocations for arms procurement and logistics supplies, military sources blame the death of 83 soldiers in a 2016 Boko Haram ambush and a similar 2018 attack on the 157 Task Force Battalion in Metele, Borno State, on equipment shortfalls, poor weapons and logistics supplies, and low morale among combatant officers, who sometimes aren’t paid. Over 118 soldiers including the battalion commander died in the attack.

This failure of counter-terrorism operations may account for the resurgence of terror attacks in Nigeria’s north-east, especially Borno State. And despite significant financial allocations for these efforts, the terror threat in Nigeria remains huge.

Questions need to be asked about whether counter-terrorism funding is being used wisely, and whether the operations themselves are effective. Unless Nigeria’s government stops the activities of conflict entrepreneurs, violent extremism will probably remain a major security threat in Nigeria and across the Lake Chad Basin region.

To do this, the state needs to strengthen legal and institutional frameworks for dealing with corrupt practices in the security sector, especially in counter-terrorism operations. It also needs to investigate and prosecute those who have taken advantage of their positions in the counter-terrorism campaign to enrich themselves.

Most fundamentally, a strategic change in the leadership of the military may be needed, along with a rethink of the excessive militarisation of counter-terrorism operations in the country’s north-east zone.

Gumi's contract with PDP to destabilize the north is still running.

hmmm

Yoruba people say nal ur cocoa season, u can talk the u like sir no problem, it's ur turn.

Authority1o1:
Okay...

I object.

The proposition that Fulanis are stereotyped is wanton, but to a degree, it is true. But the unbalanced and lopesidededly bias defense which Gumi threw in favor of the Fulanis is pathetic. When one is given the proper gravitas about the origin of the Fulani Violence, one would find out that they are infact defaulters from adam.

Fulanis are immigrants. Before now, they were treated like locals; like full-blooded indigenes. They were allowed to trade, move goods and properties and livestock. Everyone, myself included, had no prejudicial resentment towards them, not withstanding their history in other African nations. Not withstanding that they are imminent conquistadors. One who isn't so good at history would think they were always one of us.

Then, the cattle rustling began. They understood that they were in a politically organized state. They understood the due process. They understood that they could always tender their aggressions at the feet of local rulers or petition to the government. Gumi could dismiss this claim by quipping that they were not literate. Nonsense. Fulanis aren't animals, they knew they could always do the right thing, of course.

But they didn't. Instead, they joined in the illegal act of rustling which the Sheik tried to justify. He further claimed that the rustling and the after effect led to the magic of self-defense and consequently triggering their fears which led to the violence they are known for today.

When IPOB formed an outfit christened ESN, the Federal Government stampeded all the way to the East to stall their activities and to kill the Terrorists off. The Federal Government expected the Igbos to follow due process. They didn't expect them to fight back in an illegal way. They didn't expect such self-defence— same self-defense being justified—the Igbos wanted to put up. They blindly encouraged decorum.

If IPOB's self-defense has led to their killing and arrest and intimidation, I don't see why the Fulani Terrorists can be dealt alike.

You are right but Fulani's don't believe in too many grammers. They only believe in action.

He saying the truth ..with the way Buhari has armed the bandits it will take a bitter committed 5 years civil war with over 15 billions spent to dislodge them

Na waoooo

obailala:
Nobody who commented on first and almost the entire second page bothered to read the article. It's just a symptom of a great problem we have in Nigeria.

How far my niggur, are you still pro-boohary after many years of zombeism?

stephanie11:
POLITICSNIGERIA.COM



https://politicsnigeria.com/breaking-bandits-are-going-nowhere-shiekh-gumi-declares/

Everybody know that the "so-called" cattle rustlers are the Fulani herdsmen. These same cattle rustlers have discovered that it is more financially rewarding to rustle human beings in the name of kidnapping.

Imagined if na mazi okoro made this post, ESN is going nowhere...
DSS for don invade his house...
One country
2 laws

Finally someone who knows and voiced the truth.

This man that has justified the killing of innocent civilians by bandits.

He is pained that airstrike really dealt with bandits.

If the bandits deserve bullets, one should be reserved for him if they don't repent

GOTVee:
Even though I'm a born again Christian, I just admire this man for always speaking truth to power

One of the Islamic terrorist

Authority1o1:
Okay...

I object.

The proposition that Fulanis are stereotyped is wanton, but to a degree, it is true. But the unbalanced and lopesidededly bias defense which Gumi threw in favor of the Fulanis is pathetic. When one is given the proper gravitas about the origin of the Fulani Violence, one would find out that they are infact defaulters from adam.

Fulanis are immigrants. Before now, they were treated like locals; like full-blooded indigenes. They were allowed to trade, move goods and properties and livestock. Everyone, myself included, had no prejudicial resentment towards them, not withstanding their history in other African nations. Not withstanding that they are imminent conquistadors. One who isn't so good at history would think they were always one of us.

Then, the cattle rustling began. They understood that they were in a politically organized state. They understood the due process. They understood that they could always tender their aggressions at the feet of local rulers or petition to the government. Gumi could dismiss this claim by quipping that they were not literate. Nonsense. Fulanis aren't animals, they knew they could always do the right thing, of course.

But they didn't. Instead, they joined in the illegal act of rustling which the Sheik tried to justify. He further claimed that the rustling and the after effect led to the magic of self-defense and consequently triggering their fears which led to the violence they are known for today.

When IPOB formed an outfit christened ESN, the Federal Government stampeded all the way to the East to stall their activities and to kill the Terrorists off. The Federal Government expected the Igbos to follow due process. They didn't expect them to fight back in an illegal way. They didn't expect such self-defence— same self-defense being justified—the Igbos wanted to put up. They blindly encouraged decorum.

If IPOB's self-defense has led to their killing and arrest and intimidation, I don't see why the Fulani Terrorists can be dealt alike.

Even though I'm fulani but don't hold brief for them nor support what some of them get up to, I'd be remiss not to draw your mind to the fact that their history with law enforcement and the authorities hasn't always been a good one. They do report violations of their rights and theft of their herd, but the cops often maltreat them.

Mind, this is not to excuse the violent excesses of the armed ones.

It's also important we don't tar them all with one brush. The kidnappers are a far cry from the pastoralists fighting farmers in Benue, Plateau and Kaduna.

Then there are also those of us who're not predisposed to the violence and banditry generally ascribed to the entire race.

Gumi Dan iska kowai

Modrov:
Good analysis of the problem.

Having said that, we cannot be excusing lawlessness for long

What's good about his analysis?

Equating banditry to Endsars struggle?

Justifying herders taking up arms against State because their cows were rustled?

Asking for amnesty for people who has reneged several times on the amnesty given by some governors? People who are already in business of raking in millions from banditry!

Implying that the struggle would soon take a religious coloration?

The man didn't do any good analysis but a tongue in cheek appeal for government to do something that has been proven not to work.

And the Buhari DSS has not and can not invite this man for one second, zoogeria indeed!

Kingjay007:
Bold statement

RodgersAkpafu:
How many of you took time to read ?

Pls summarize for us.

ba7man:
Since they're not going anywhere, kill everyone of them........their supporters and accomplices.

Even Gumi too can be fair game if he gets in the way.

No he wants amnesty for people who already are used to raking in millions from banditry.

He would argue that Niger Delta militants were also making millions from banditry, but he would forget that Niger Delta people are more urbane than his bush rats, and we're ready to drop the criminal agitation when a voice of reason spoke sense.

Northern leaders used religious fanaticism to keep their people under control for too long in spite of modern education that would have prepared them to face life's challenges like the rest of us in the south.

E pain you as you see this ediot they beat him chest like small ape abi ?! See the solution for my signature!

GOTVee:
Even though I'm a born again Christian, I just admire this man for always speaking truth to power

A deplorable Fulani terrorists apologist who's butthurt that Fulani terrorists are being bombed to smithereens, who told Fulani terrorists that it was Christian soldiers that were killing them, and who's telling the government to "dialogue" with Fulani terrorists, is what you call "speaking truth to power"? Smh.

Be liking ur criminal brothers for Talibans, they won't be granted any amnesty as you are advocating.
Our military will decimate them in no long time.
They think shouting Hallah hakbar and shooting sporadically in the air will save them.
The sane northern elites in the government are now very ashamed of the disgrace the savages have brought to the region.
They are now ready to fight them, hence the new security measures that are yielding positive results.
The North have realized that they are depopulating the north using the North cause of monetary gain.
And the leaders are now so ashamed and been ridiculed by outsiders.
No sane Afghan is happy with the Taliban.
That's why so many people were trooping to the Kabul airport for airlifting.
That's why so many Afghans that have tasted Western civilization, especially women, young people are protesting against Taliban government.
Which sane mind prefers to stay in the bush wearing one cardigan and holding AK47 to wearing well ironed and perfumed kaftan living peacefully with good social life and peace of mind in the towns and villages?

The cantankerous, audacious, inflammatory and hate-filled utterances of this man would only end up pushing Nigeria down the precipice of utter disintegration!



Alas! He appears to be above the law because he has the full backing of Buhari and his Fulani government.



How many Southerners dare go to this extent before he/she is clamped down by the Duara Secret Service (DSS)?



Yet we pride ourselves as one indissoluble and united country!



Abeg, yarn me another story!



One country my foot!


Where is that ever garrulous Garbage Man alias The Presidency mouthpiece?


All of una for Arsehole Villa be useless bottom, shaking by force!

This man looks like Osama bin Laden

Gumi, whoever gave you the shiek title must be a lunatic and your also a gadamn lunatic also, mischief your the one gan gan Allah was referring to as the mischief maker oponu jati jati, Allah does not even need you to help him perfect his religion, He (Allah) had already perfected it. Awon omo ale Muslim gbogbo...
There's this Yoruba adage that says "if a place is peaceful, it means the bastards haven't grown up but the moment the bastards starts growing up ehn, peace will cease to rein in that place.

FakeUnity:


How far my niggur, are you still pro-boohary after many years of zombeism?

Zon B kill you there!

GOTVee:
Even though I'm a born again Christian, I just admire this man for always speaking truth to power

he's not speaking any truth to power. He's only bargaining for bandits. He's their spokesman.