Chief Olusegun Obasanjo
By Tony Folarin
The former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo, has said that the country needs to do something urgently about the insecurity that has taken over some parts of the nation.
The call came as he narrated how he discovered that he was partially deaf when he was abroad.
Obasanjo stated this in Bauchi while on a working visit on Sunday where he commissioned road projects constructed by the administration of Governor Bala Mohammed.
He said he firmly believes that African countries were not created by God to be poor their poverty resulted from bad leadership in the country suffers.
Earlier, when Obasanjo visited the Bauchi State Council of Traditional Rulers at the Bauchi Emir’s Palace, he emphasised the importance of community policing in addressing the rising insecurity in the country.
He insisted that community policing, where members of communities know their neighbours, is crucial for easily identifying and addressing security threats within communities.
According to Obasanjo, the current state of insecurity in Nigeria needs immediate action to address the situation.
“The best form of security is community policing because everyone knows his/her neighbours within the community. With that, it is very easy to identify the bad eggs.
“The situation of insecurity in Nigeria today is so bad, unlike during our terms in office when we prioritize the security of lives and properties across the country. We need to do something urgently about this.”
He urged traditional rulers to encourage community policing in their communities to reduce the spate of crimes.
“During our service to the nation, we did everything collectively, our decisions were taken together to have a uniform focus. My brother, Ahmed Adamu Mu’azu, is seated here, and he will bear me witness. Whatever we achieved then, was a collective effort.
“We need peace, unity, and collective support in this country if we must move forward. Things can be right and good again in the country, all we need to do is to get united and do things collectively,” he noted.
The former President equally disclosed the donation of hearing aids to 2,000 people with hearing difficulties in Bauchi.
He explained that many people suffer deafness unknowingly until medical checks reveal to them their hearing capacity.
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