Senator Shehu Sani, a former Nigerian lawmaker, has attributed the country’s fight against insecurity to the rise of billionaire military Generals and police officers. ayokinews.com reports
Sani, who served as a federal lawmaker representing Kaduna Central Senatorial district under the 8th Assembly, made this known while speaking during an interview with The PUNCH.
Sani, who has stated interest in running for governor of Kaduna state in 2023, was asked who is to blame for the country’s current problems and he said:
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“The security situation we face depends on the region you come from. In the North-Central part of Nigeria, most of the violence going on there is between herdsmen and farmers but in the North-West, it’s terrorists killing people, extorting ransom, unleashing mayhem, burning down communities, imposing fines, levies and taxes on people. In the North-East, it’s ISWAP and Boko Haram that are killing people and unleashing bloodshed and trying to establish their version of Islamic state. We actually carry out the audit account of the money we spend on security.
“In the last six years, between N2trn to N3trn has been spent on security. It’s unfortunate that there is nothing to show for it. Our military and policemen are still crying that they don’t have equipment, they don’t have weapons, they don’t need machinery to take on terrorists. We ended up creating billionaire retired generals and billionaire policemen without security for our people.”
