The Arewa Consultative Discussion board (ACF) has raised issues over the emergence of the Lakurawa terrorist group, describing it as a risk that alerts an escalation within the already precarious safety scenario in Nigeria’s North-West Zone.
The Discussion board has referred to as on the Nigerian navy to behave swiftly and decisively, utilizing all out there human and materials sources to remove the group and stop additional destruction.
In a press release issued by its Nationwide Publicity Secretary, Professor Tukur Muhammad-Baba, ACF emphasised the alarming nature of the Lakurawa group’s actions, warning that it represents a brand new and harmful chapter within the rising insecurity of the area, which has more and more grow to be the epicenter of terrorism in Nigeria.
ACF cautioned that the group should not be handled with leniency or allowed to embed itself in native communities by neglect or delicate responses, as occurred with Boko Haram, farmer-herder conflicts, and banditry in different components of the nation.
The Discussion board careworn that the federal government should act decisively to keep away from a repeat of those previous errors.
Moreover, ACF has referred to as for a complete reassessment of the nation’s safety methods, urging that every one measures be taken to remove any threats to nationwide peace and stability, together with these posed by terror teams like Lakurawa.
The Discussion board additionally advocated for a revitalization of the Multi-Nationwide Joint Job Drive (MJTF), particularly in cooperation with neighboring international locations, together with Niger, which ACF believes needs to be reintegrated into efforts to fight terrorism.
“The go to to Niger earlier this 12 months by Nigeria’s Chief of Defence Staff, Common Christopher Musa, ought to function a foundation for renewed worldwide cooperation in countering terrorism,” the assertion added.
ACF additional advisable a concentrate on strengthening intelligence-gathering mechanisms, with better consideration to figuring out native informants who could also be aiding the terrorists.
The Discussion board additionally referred to as for simpler collaboration between nationwide safety companies, coordinated by the Workplace of the National Security Adviser, to make sure a extra environment friendly response to those threats.
