All Emirs, Imams, Politicians Know Where Bandits Permanently Base Their Camps, But Choose To Do Nothing About It, Says Security Analyst, Dr Getso
Security analyst Dr. Yahuza Getso alleges that Nigerian officials and local leaders are complicit in the ongoing banditry crisis in the Northwest. He claims that armed groups operate openly along known routes for years without military intervention.
Why it matters
The allegations of state-level collusion with criminal groups suggest deep-seated systemic failures in Nigeria's security architecture.
He argued that the establishment of permanent security formations along these routes would have significantly reduced attacks on rural communities and restored safe movement for residents.
A security and intelligence analyst, Dr Yahuza Getso, has alleged possible complicity by some mid-level security operatives in the persistent banditry ravaging Nigeria's Northwest, claiming armed groups have operated along well-known routes for years without meaningful military intervention.
Speaking during an interview which SaharaReporters monitored via Trust TV, Dr Getso said the ease with which bandits move through several local government areas in Katsina, Kaduna, Kano and Zamfara states raises serious questions about the effectiveness of security operations and whether some officials may be aiding the criminal groups.
Responding to a question on whether he suspected collusion between security operatives and bandits, the analyst said the evidence, in his view, was difficult to ignore.
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