The founder of Penpushing Media, Prince Dimeji Kayode-Adedeji has advised the President Bola Tinubu-led administration to establish the Ministry of Internal Security to be headed by Sheik Ahmad Gumi to pave the way for a permanent solution to the unending kidnappings in the country.READ FULL CONTENT
The journalist advised while featuring as a guest analyst on a live weekly radio programme on Fresh F.M radio station tagged, ‘Polity and Governance’,’ which addresses various issues across the globe.
The media practitioner explained that this became necessary because the Islamic cleric is known to have uninterrupted access to the bandits in their base in the forests, and had on several times served as a negotiator between the bandits and families of the abducted Nigerians, as well as government.
Kayode-Adedeji pointed out that creation of the Ministry and appointment of Gumi as Minister to oversee its affairs, is like putting a round peg in a round hole, stressing that if that will solve the insecurity menace it should be explored by the government.
‘I will want to suggest to President Bola Tinubu that if the creation of the Ministry of Internal Security to be headed by Gumi, who is known to have uninterrupted access to the bandits in the forests will bring a permanent solution to the insecurity menace, there is nothing wrong in doing that’, he said
‘This is my own opinion and I think it is no more news that Gumi had on several times engaged the bandits in discussions, to pave way for the release of some those abducted persons after handing over a ransom to them’, Kayode-Adedeji emphasized.
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The former zonal secretary of Nigeria Union of Journalists(NUJ) expressed worry over the spate of kidnappings, maiming and killings of innocent people by these kidnappers, lamenting that children are even the most affected victims, with many of them still in captivity.
He expressed fear that keeping the children in the forest for months will not produce positive results if they eventually regain freedom, noting that their harsh experiences in captivity may harden them and turn them against the society on the long run.READ FULL CONTENT
