Former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, on Friday stated Nigerians are at liberty to seek help from exterior the nation once they really feel they are not being secured by their nation.
He additionally stated that in nowadays of expertise, no one ought to commit crime and escape justice, including, “You possibly can take them out.”
Obasanjo acknowledged this whereas talking at the Plateau Unity Christmas and Reward Pageant, ongoing at the Ten Commandments Prayer Altar, Dwei-Du, Jos South LGA of Plateau State.
He stated, “I imagine that’s nonsensical. We are being killed. We Nigerians, it doesn’t matter what faith you belong to, regardless of the place you come from, regardless of your occupation, we Nigerians are being killed, and our government appears to be incapable of defending us.
“We are a part of the world group. If our government can’t do it, we’ve the fitting to name on the international group to do for us what our government can’t do for us. If we are being killed, it’s the accountability of government to do one thing about it.
“We must always ask government to do what it has to do at all ranges. We must always ask our leaders to do what they’ve to do at all ranges, in all walks of life,” he maintained.
In accordance to him, “In nowadays of expertise, there must be no one hiding wherever after he has dedicated a criminal offense that can’t be seen with the current day satellite tv for pc.
Recalling his time as President, Obasanjo stated, “Earlier than I left government, I knew we had the capability to decide up anyone in Nigeria. The capability we didn’t have then was that, after we had recognized and positioned such a felony, we didn’t have the capability to decide him up with out shifting on land or by air. Now we’ve capability with drones. You possibly can take them out. Why are we not doing that?
“Why are we negotiating? And after government has paid these criminals, government denies!
“We must always attraction to our government to do what wants to be achieved to cease Nigerians being killed.
“We are uninterested in being killed, and we wish the killing of Nigerians, whether or not they are Christians or Muslims or pagans, they are Nigerians, and the life of each Nigerian issues. It ought to cease,” he pressured.
