ACN condemns murder, deplores insecurity

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 MORE reactions have continued to trail the gruesome murder of the Kwara State  Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chinwike Asadu, by yet unknown gunmen, as Action Congress of Nigeria (ACN) expressed shock and sadness over the incident, saying the death reinforces the belief in certain circles that Nigeria was fast becoming a failed state.

In a statement in Lagos on Monday by its National Publicity Secretary, Lai Mohammed, the party said if such a high-ranking security officer could be so cheaply gunned down, then no one is safe!

It called on the police high command to ensure that the killers were caught and brought to justice, to prevent a recurrence.

ACN said it was imperative to catch the perpetrators and bring the full weight of the law to bear on them because nothing portrayed a nation as a failed state more than when security agents, on whose shoulders lie the responsibility of protecting lives and property, themselves become easy targets for criminals.

''Because of their onerous tasks, the police personnel and other security agents deserve a reinforced level of security.

They need to be alive and well before they can protect the lives and property of others. That is why one of the indices of a failed state is anarchy, which starts when security agents become targets of attacks and criminal elements overwhelm state security apparatus.

''Attacks on police and military formations; killing of security agents, out-of-control armed robbery and pervasive

kidnapping, just to mention a few of the security challenges facing our nation, are pointers to the fact that our country is fast becoming a failed state, irrespective of what government apologists may say or the spin they may put on things.

''No one is happy to have his/her country labelled a failed state. But the truth of the matter is that Nigeria of today is exhibiting all the indices of a failed state, whether it is group grievance, economic decline or worsening public services.

"That is why Nigeria has consistently been in the top 20, since 2009, of the failed states rankings - in the same class as Somalia, Afghanistan, Sudan, Zimbabwe and Chad, just to name a few."



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[Shola Sholaz]

Anyone would condemn such murder. Some human beings can be really wicked at times. Actions must be taken on time

[Shola Sholaz]

Insecurity is really troubling Nigeria as a nation. It is really getting out of hand. Our security workers are at sleep