Former Minister of
Defence, Lt-Gen. Theophilus Danjuma (rtd.), has said Nigeria is on fire and
called for a halt to what he described as “somalianisation” of the
country.
“I am an optimist
as far as Nigeria is concerned. Each time we appear to be struggling as a
nation, I tell myself that we shall muddle through. In the last two months, I
began to wonder, our house
is on fire. Nigeria is becoming a Somalia; s’omalianisation’ of Nigeria is
taking place right now.
“We have to sit
down and face the truth, get to the root of our problem and find a solution to
this problem. Those of us who call ourselves Northerners, our house is on fire.
Let us not deceive ourselves, let’s look at ourselves, face ourselves and tell
ourselves the truth and find solution to our problem.”
On the
governors, he said: “The chief security officer of every state in Nigeria is the
governor, where are our Northerner governors? Where are they/ Right now, Borno
is a failed state, Jigawa is almost a failed state. Kano is threatening to be a
failed state. Kano of all places, Kano, where are we going? Where on earth are
we going?
“You hear talks of
multi-million naira fences around government houses. What about the citizens? We
have to search our minds and find solution to this problem