Activist and human rights lawyer, Inibehe Effiong, has criticised the way the President Bola Tinubu-led administration responds to and tackles insecurity in Nigeria, comparing it with the United States government’s approach.
He faulted Nigeria’s strategy on Monday in a now-trending post shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) page.
In the post, Effiong compared the US and Nigerian military responses to terror attacks and insecurity.
According to him, while the US government went to great lengths to rescue an American pilot and another officer in Iran, the Nigerian government left a captured Brigadier General, Musa Uba, to die after he was seized by terrorists in Borno State.
He added that the extent to which the US is willing to go to defend and rescue one American is commendable.
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He further noted that while Nigerian military personnel are paid “peanuts,” politicians and their families are “living in opulence”.
Speaking via his verified handle, Effiong wrote: “I am currently watching a press briefing by President Trump, the CIA director, and his defence secretary about the rescue of an American pilot and a weapons system officer from the ground in Iran.
“The extent that America is willing to go to defend and rescue one American is just amazing.
“In Nigeria, a general was captured, killed, and humiliated by terrorists, and we didn’t see any meaningful action from Tinubu and his cronies in the villa.
“Members of the Nigerian Armed Forces are being paid very ridiculous wages. Yet, politicians and their families are living in opulence.”