A group identified as The Buhari Media Organisation (BMO), has condemned socio-cultural groups issuing statements capable of causing crisis or inciting people to violence.
A stated issued by the BMO and signed by its chairman, Niyi Akinsiju and secretary, Cassidy Madueke, in Abuja on Thursday, July 25, admonished the groups to stop issuing such statements.
The BMO statement was issued in response to one earlier released by the Yoruba socio-cultural group Afenifere, urging those it described as killer herdsmen, to leave the south-west or risk reprisal attacks.
BMO called on socio-cultural groups to rather work with the federal government and security agencies to contain insecurity in the country. The BMO statement said: “We urge socio-cultural groups in the country to work with the federal government and security agencies to contain insecurity in the country, rather than issuing statements that are capable of escalating the situation or inciting people to violence.”
The group expressed the utmost disappointment at the utterances of Afenifere and other such groups on the security situation in the country, noting that they were capable of instigating chaos and violence. It continued: “First of all, as we have said before, it is wrong to ascribe criminality to a particular tribe or group of persons, as this is capable of exacerbating the situation.“We want to remind Afenifere and others that criminality is not restricted to any group and security challenges are also prevalent in the most advanced countries of the world.”According to BMO, all well-meaning Nigerians, especially leaders of thought, ought to lend a helping hand to the federal government to enable it tackle the security challenge in the country holistically.“Even in the midst of the security challenges, we are aware that the President Muhammadu Buhari administration has remained focused at solving the problems whenever and wherever they occur,” it said.
The BMO also noted that the Buhari administration is set to improve the security situation in the country, hence the commencement of the recruitment of 10,000 policemen. “The administration is also sending many of the serving police officers for training at home and abroad, all in a bid to improve their efficiency and productivity,” BMO said.
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