Minister of Defence, General Christopher Musa (retd.), has explained why terrorism, banditry and other forms of insecurity in Nigeria appear difficult to address.
The former Chief of Defence Staff made the remarks on Friday while speaking at the June 12 edition of The Platform, organised by The Covenant Nation in Lagos, and aired on Channels TV.
He said the persistence of insecurity is partly due to the support criminal groups receive from individuals within local communities.
Speaking on the issue, Musa said, “Banditry, insurgency, terrorism. Why does it seem so difficult to deal with it? Perhaps, we have the people that are also encouraging and supporting these things from happening because the terrorists, the bandits, survive around the people.
“There are several stories of how people have aided them in giving them food, giving them water, and giving them information, and these are the things that keep them going, and we call this the oxygen.”
