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To 68% percent adult citizens of Nigeria, the country is insecure, a new public opinion poll has revealed.
The poll also said 29 per cent of Nigerians believe the country is somewhat secured while 3 per cent described the country as very secure.
It was conducted by NOIPolls Limited, a country – specific polling services in West Africa which conducts studies and periodic opinion polls on various political and socio-economic issues.
The poll further revealed that seven in every 10 Nigerians described the current state of security in Nigeria as dreadful.
The result, which was published on May 27, 2022, said the security situation in Nigeria is arguably the worst after the Civil War.
The result read, in part, “The menace of insecurity has continued to rear its ugly head in our country Nigeria, causing loss of lives, destruction of property, instilling the undesirable element of fear and trepidation in the populace.
“The insecurity situation in Nigeria today is arguably the worst since after the Civil War and has continued to rise unabated despite government intervention in terms of spending trillions of naira in fighting insecurity.
“A new public opinion poll conducted by NOIPolls revealed that 68 per cent of adult Nigerians nationwide described the current state of security in the country as insecure, 29 per cent of adult Nigerians believed the country is somewhat secured while 3 per cent described the country as very secure.”
A former police officer, Mr Yusuf Abdullahi agrees with the findings and told TheNewsGuru.com that the result is the true reality of what Nigerians are facing at the moment.
Mr Abdullahi who is currently the Chief Security Officer of a Private Higher Institution in Lagos said their job as security experts has been made more difficult by the paucity of management of the nation’s security architecture by the Buhari administration.
He said the level of attacks in every part of the country by armed men and women is becoming worrisome that nobody is sure of absolute security anymore.
“Not even the government. The government is not sure of its own security. It is so disheartening. The country must be better managed than what we are currently having.
“No one ever anticipated the country would be so mismanaged with the basics of security management becoming difficult for a president who is a former Army Officer. It is most unfortunate,” he stressed.
On her part, Mrs Gloria Stephen, a security analyst also told TheNewsGuru.com that the country needs to brace up because many individuals and groups are planning to take advantage of the weak system currently in place in Nigeria.
She said: “What do you think would happen with the way places of worship, schools, highways and other places are being attacked with killing and kidnapping going on without any form of resistance either from security agencies or government itself?
“Many Nigerians have become disillusioned about the current situation and that is why you see those who can afford it, leaving the country for other climes where their security would be guaranteed.
“No Nigerian knew it was going to get this bad. Nobody. Not especially the youth of this country who were sold stories of how no – nonsense President Buhari was as a military officer.”
TheNewsGuru.com reports that many armed groups have emerged in all parts of the country, with religious, ethnic and even sister agenda.
Maiming, kidnapping, armed insurrection are having field days with citizens using mob action against one another more regularly without any consequences.
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