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Catholic Bishop of Sokoto Diocese, Matthew Kukah, has warned that the insecurity situation in the country has not been totally eradicated.
Speaking on Wednesday while fielding questions during an appearance on Arise Television, the clergyman stated that Nigeria has entered a temporary period of reduced conflict and violence.
He warned against assuming the country’s insecurity woes are over, despite recent improvements in the fight against insurgency and banditry.
The clergyman was responding to President Bola Tinubu’s Independence Day speech, which stated that the threat of insecurity in Nigeria was now over, warning that such a conclusion would be premature.
He said, “Nobody can say the threat is over. We have entered a lull, and major progress has been made. There is a substantial sense of lull but not that insecurity is over.
“Only yesterday, a young Fulani boy who is still being held said he had to climb a tree to call me. Let’s appreciate the fact that we are in a fairly better place, but there is still a lot to be done.”
The Bishop stressed that insecurity in Nigeria is far more complex than the popular focus on guns and violence, describing it as the product of deeper structural decay.
