Buba Galadima, a former political ally of President Muhammadu Buhari has given an indication that bandits may take over the Nigerian government from the present administration if they coordinate themselves properly.
The elder statesman, while speaking with Daily Post on Monday, hinged his claims on the belief that the Federal Government has been treating banditry issue and protracted kidnapping with “kid gloves.’
“The Federal government treats this matter with kid gloves. If bandits are well-coordinated, they can take over the government of Nigeria.
“So this is a serious matter which government should give due consideration and the rate it’s going, this thing may consume all of us.
“You can see that the former set of Service Chiefs that just left the office lacked coordination, and this allowed this issue to flourish. Even now, if the Service Chiefs do not come together, the problem will not go away.
“These bandits, we are told, move-in batches of 100 to 200 motorcycles in the night. What stops the Air Force from bombing them, but you cannot do that If you do not take over the territory.
“In the case of this war in Nigeria, all the security forces are on the defence. It’s when they are attacked that they react,” Galadima said.
There has been a surge in banditry and kidnapping lately in some notable parts of the Northern Region of Nigeria with Niger, Katsina, Kebbi and Kaduna States being the most affected states.
The abduction of school children and residents in the region by bandits in recent time sparked heavy criticism of the Buhari-led government.
