By Akinwale Kasali
As the nation continues to lament the spate of insecurity, the leadership of the National Association of Nigerian Students, NANS, has called on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu as a matter of urgency to declare a State of Emergency on insecurity in the country.
The association in a statement on Friday, signed by its Senate President, Usman Nagwaza, called on Tinubu to offer utmost support to the Ministry of Defence by empowering the Armed Forces to intensify their efforts against criminal elements terrorising the lives of Nigerians.
The statement reads: “NANS does not represent barbarism or criminality. Our concern is Nigeria, especially students, who are directly affected by insecurity.
“We also call on the President to declare a state of emergency on insecurity and further empower the armed forces to intensify operations against criminal elements across the country.
“NANS appealed to Nigerians to rally behind the Ministry of Defence and reject what it termed the politics of character assassination, stressing that such actions undermine national efforts to restore peace and stability”.
As regards the allegations linking the Minister of State for Defence, Bello Matawalle, to banditry, NANS described the allegations as baseless and politically motivated.
NANS averred that Matawalle was being unfairly targeted at a time when the country needed unity to tackle worsening insecurity.
It further urged the government to intensify its efforts in curbing the insecurity menace in Nigeria by mobilising all military and security assets to eliminate threats to national peace.
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