Azazi‘s statement diversionary, says Falana

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  Falana    

Lagos Lawyer and human rights activist Mr. Femi Falana has described the National Security Adviser (NSA) Gen. Owoeye Azazi’s position on the Boko Haram challenge as diversionary.

Falana told The Nation that “it is extremely dangerous and unacceptable to begin to hold disgruntled poiticians responsible for the terrorist attacks in the country with the information available and at the disposal of the security agents that the Boko Haram sect has link with the Al-Queada group.”

He added: “Nigerians should therefore reject in its entirety, the diversionary and reductionist explanation by the security adviser that terrorism is borne out of frustration of disgruntled politicians. It is a very dangerous approach.”

The activist identified corruption and lack of political will on the part of Nigerian neo-colonial state as the reasons why “these criminals and their sponsors are never brought to book”.

He told The Nation that the government has the responsibility to guarantee the lives, security and property of the people.

“We must insist that the government has a duty to guarantee lives and security in the country. But beyond verbal assurance, beyond presidential assurance, there must be concrete measures put in place to stop the growing wave of mindless killings of innocent people in our country. As at today, the government and security forces are overwhelmed by the Boko Haram menance and there can be no excuse for this.

“The primary purpose of government according to the Nigerian constitution is to guarantee the welfare and the security of the people. Once the government cannot discharge that civic responsibility, it is no longer fit to be there” he said.

Falana argued that the bombing of some media houses by the Boko Haram sect might be to blackmail Nigerian journalists into promoting their activities stressing that he does not share the view that their action was to scare them.

He said that  it is very imperative that the media act in unison, dismiss such blackmail and reiterated the fact that they are not going to be scared by their activities.  

 



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