Kwara Killings: ‘Northern Nigeria Sliding Into War’, Olawepo-Hashim Warns

A statesmanlike hopeful, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has warned that Northern Nigeria risks sliding into warfare if urgent and coordinated nationalist enactment was not taken to stem the increasing question of coercion and banditry.

Olawepo-Hashim, successful a statement, extended condolences to the families of victims of the caller bandit onslaught successful Oke Ode successful Ifelodun section authorities Area of Kwara State wherever 15 people, including vigilantes and the colony caput were killed.

He besides demanded contiguous information enactment to rescue abducted persons.

The person revealed that 2 months ago, helium had held a 30-minute security-focused speech with Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, successful his capableness arsenic some politician and Chairman of the Nigeria Governors’ Forum.

According to him, during the meeting, helium presented a information inclination exemplary for Kwara and Northern Nigeria, but contempt assurances that the concern was nether control, caller events had shown that the challenges were acold beyond the governor’s capacity.

“What is evident is that contempt his champion efforts, the issues are good beyond him,” helium said.

Olawepo-Hashim painted a grim outlook, cautioning that violent forces were actively moving to get the capableness to found authorities successful immoderate Northern states, depending connected governmental developments successful 2027.

“God forbid, but determination are wide indications that violent forces are actively moving to found authorities successful immoderate Northern states,” helium warned, identifying the North Central portion arsenic the apt theatre of the crisis.

He stressed that the Oke Ode massacre was a tragic reminder of the escalating threat, reminiscent of past attacks successful Plateau, Benue, Nasarawa, Kogi, Niger and Baruteen and Pategi section authorities areas of Kwara States.

He besides accused Nigeria’s ruling elite of complacency and disconnection from the plight of mean citizens.

“It is tragic that those successful powerfulness are kidding with this rapidly emerging danger. Most of our ruling elites stay aloof oregon already person their idiosyncratic plans, leaving mediocre and helpless communities successful danger,” helium lamented.

The statesmanlike hopeful called for urgent, nonrecreational and coordinated information operations to avert a full authorities failure, informing that Nigeria cannot spend to let terrorists and transgression groups to consolidate power implicit ungoverned oregon poorly governed spaces.