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However, the most important factors in our view, are the neglect of education in the north over the years by political leaders, tolerance of extremist sects within the religious space, and the rise in ethnic profiling and militia groups. All these point to critical defects in the structure of the Nigerian state.
Whether you turn to Premium Times for daily updates, in-depth investigations into pressing national issues, or entertaining trending stories, we value your readership. Not bringing the suspects to book starkly contradicts the whole essence of the two-day international summit on counter-terrorism that involved the African Union and United Nations, which ended in Abuja last week. The focus was on strengthening multilateral cooperation and existing combat mechanisms, in addition to enabling intelligence sharing in dealing with the scourge.
The manpower of the police, as the IG declared last November, is “grossly inadequate” and the icing on the cake was his assertion that “even the criminals know that.” This is very true. In empirical terms, the ratio is one police to 1000 persons, as against the UN recommended ratio of 1:400.