Before and during the Endsars protests, I said it here that the Nigerian police formation is obsolete. It doesn't fit into the realities on ground. It is a reactive rather than a proactive force. How can this police system effectively respond to attacks in a place like Zamfara?
It is nearly impossible. Poor infrastructure, no access roads to the villages, no information, no intels over a 39,000sqkm landmass. They need a proactive police force within the communities. With the Gold in Zamfara, Matawalle can match the salaries of NYPD police officers..
But a faulty constitution will rather choose the death of his people than allow him make good use of his resources to protect his people.
At the end of the day, we will say Zamfara cannot fund state police, so they are stuck with this endless cycle.
At the end of the day, we will say Zamfara cannot fund state police, so they are stuck with this endless cycle.
of kidnapping, banditry and terrorism. When are we going to face the reality that the centre cannot control these things.
Are we blind?
Are we blind?
The constitution will rather allow bandits and illegal miners loot the lead, gold and other resources in Zamfara instead of handling them over to the people who are the owners. Same with oil in the Niger Delta.
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