Concern has been voiced by the Nigerian Guild of Editors (NGE) over the increasing violence and instability in the country, especially in the South-East.
The organization’s president, Eze Anaba, and general secretary, Iyobosa Uwugiaren, made this clear in a statement following the organization’s standing committee meeting in Yenagoa, Bayelsa State.
The statement claims that protecting citizens’ lives and property is the top priority for all levels of government and that the current situation in some states amounts to a dereliction of this duty.
The governors of the zone have called for a security meeting to be held between Thursday, September 28, and Friday, September 29, in Owerri, Imo State, in the hopes that it will assist to resolve the problems in the region.
It stated, “the Guild has observed that the insecurity in these areas has led to the needless loss of hundreds of innocent lives, and has adversely affected social activities, as well as the nation’s economy.”
The statement noted that the geopolitical scenario remained a threat to the entire country and expressed optimism that the security meeting would provide long-term answers to the problem.
They mentioned that Governor Diri has made it a priority in recent years to improve security and build roads to link all of the local government regions, even those that were previously inaccessible by road.
Hamisu Danjibga, a reporter for Voice of Nigeria (VON), was abducted and killed in Zamfara State, and the statement expressed alarm over this, as well as the recent kidnapping of 33 people, including 24 students from Federal University, Gusau.
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