Terrorists Are Northerners, Not Foreigners, Says Shehu Sani
Senator Shehu Sani says that terrorists and bandits operating in the North-East and North-West are people from the region and not foreigners.
Senator Shehu Sani says that terrorists and bandits operating in the North-East and North-West are people from the region and not foreigners.
He described claims that the terrorists destroying the north were from Mail, Malawi or other African countries as misleading.
His words, "The terrorists killing people in the North East are not from Congo, Malawi, Libya or Egypt; they are northerners, and they are Muslims.
"We must be honest about this. The bandits in the North-West are not from Senegal, Mali, Morocco, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau, they are Fulani from the North-West of Nigeria."
Sani who represented Kaduna Central in the 9th Assembly, spoke during a public discussion on insecurity, noting that for insecurity to be resolved in the north, leaders must be in vanguard of the crusade for solution to the problem.
On how the crises could be resolved, he suggested that the region must stop externalising the problem.
"We must be honest about this. The bandits in the North-West are not from Senegal, Mali, Morocco, Guinea or Guinea-Bissau, they are Fulani from the North-West of Nigeria."
Sani who represented Kaduna Central in the 9th Assembly, spoke during a public discussion on insecurity, noting that for insecurity to be resolved in the north, leaders must be in vanguard of the crusade for solution to the problem.
On how the crises could be resolved, he suggested that the region must stop externalising the problem.
According to him, “It is for us to solve this problem, not anybody else, they are not speaking Chinese or Spanish. They speak Fulani, Hausa and Kanuri. These are our languages.”
He, however, said that the number of active fighters is not as large as many assume as, “The total number of bandits and terrorists is not more than 5,000.”
Sani then urged Northern leaders to decide when they will confront the issue directly and design a regional security response based on accurate information about the groups involved.
He, however, said that the number of active fighters is not as large as many assume as, “The total number of bandits and terrorists is not more than 5,000.”
Sani then urged Northern leaders to decide when they will confront the issue directly and design a regional security response based on accurate information about the groups involved.
What's Your Reaction?
