Former Minister of Sports and Youth Development, Solomon Dalung, has lamented the surge in insecurity in Nigeria due to the failure of the President Bola Tinubu-led government.
He lashed out at the Federal Government on Friday while appearing as a guest on the Arise Television programme ‘Morning Show’.
He was addressing the spate of insecurity across the country and how innocent Nigerians are abducted under the watch of the government.
According to the ex-minister, Nigerians are determined to deal with terrorism, but their leaders seem to lack the political will to tackle the situation.
He, however, noted that while the government cannot track bandits in the forest, they can easily locate anyone who criticises them.
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Speaking during the interview, Dalung said, “They have all the gadgets to track anybody who criticises the government. They can pick him up in the next five minutes, but they don’t have equipment to track terrorists who display huge funds in the forest.
“So, I don’t know what unity the Federal Government is asking Nigerians for against terrorism. Nigerians are determined to deal with terrorism, but the government seems not to have the political will to deal with it.
“The All Progressives Congress (APC), in all ramifications, seems not to have a solution to the security challenges confronting this country, and it pains me so much.
“The Federal Government has completely and woefully failed, and they don’t seem to have any iota of a solution to the ravaging insecurity across the country.
“In Plateau State now, it is not safe for you to travel on the highways, not because of the fear of terrorism, but because you will run into a community that has been displaced by terrorists, and in anger, they will take over the highways and begin to attack vehicles that look like those of leaders.”