Metele Killings: It is Time for FG to Declare National Security Emergency, Says Ositelu

The presidential candidate of the Accord Party, , has asked the federal government to declare, with immediate effect, a state of emergency on the nation’s security architecture following the spate of gruesome killings of the civilian population and military personnel by the insurgent groups rampaging in the sections of the country.

According to him, it’s a tragedy of immense proportion that each time, the military claims to have technically defeated the insurgents, the group usually responded with bigger damage on the people and the military.

In a statement sent to THISDAY, yesterday, he said that the life of every Nigerian must not be cut short with reckless abandon while the nation’s leaders and its people carry on as if it is business as usual.

“It is unacceptable the way our people are being killed on a regular basis. No nation should stand aloof and watch with trepidation the deliberate and consistent carnage in our land,” he said.

THISDAY, November 29, 2018

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