VIP SECURITY: A BANE TO THE NIGERIAN INSECURITY INITIATIVES
VIP SECURITY: A BANE TO THE NIGERIAN INSECURITY INITIATIVES The fundamental role of any reasonable and serious government is the protection of lives and properties. A nation that cannot secure itself against internal insurrection and external aggression is a disaster waiting to happen. The first symptom of a failed state is a high level of insecurity. Over the years, the Nigeria successive governments have made frantic efforts to rejig the Nigerian security architectures in the form of manpower development and procurement of security infrastructures, but these efforts have yielded little or no meaningful results. While there are so many reasons for this protracted problem, one of the major factors responsible for escalating cases of insecurity in Nigeria is the wrongful use and deployment of security personnel for unconstitutional duties. To me, the call by President Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu for the withdrawal of VIP security is a right call worthy of commendation, but one which I&