Declare state of emergency on insecurity …Catholic Bishop urges govt

The Catholic Archbishop of Lagos, Adewale Martins, has urged the Federal Government to declare a state of emergency on insecurity in the country.

In a statement e-mailed to the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on Saturday, the catholic archbishop said the call became necessary in order to save the country from the looming anarchy staring.

According to him, incessant cases of kidnapping, murder, burning down of police stations, correctional facilities, and INEC offices nationwide, among others, have made the declaration of a state of emergency on insecurity inevitable.

“It is obvious that insecurity, apart from corruption, has become the single most serious problem that is facing our country today.

“Many innocent persons are being kidnapped for ransom, many are being attacked in their homes and displaced with their property destroyed and normal life disrupted daily.

“Even policemen and their stations are being deliberately attacked with impunity. What this means is that the country is gradually drifting into a state of anarchy. This, no doubt, portends a grave danger for our collective wellbeing,” he said.

In the statement signed by the Director of Social Communications, Anthony Godonu, the prelate bemoaned the inability of government at all levels to unravel the root causes of insecurity and bring the perpetrators and sponsors to book.

”Efforts to rid the country of kidnappers and bandits should include constant dialogue between representatives of the security agencies and major stakeholders such as religious leaders, traditional rulers, leaders of ethnic groups, the civil society, and political parties,” the archbishop said.

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