RESPONDING TO THE ISSUE OF BANDITARY AND ITS EFFECTS ON WOMEN AND CHILDREN

The issue before us here is a very delicate one but the truth still remains that, the presence of government and yet, the absence of the true feeling of governance remain the major problem of nigeria today.

It is actually unfair to narrow banditry destructive excavation in the north alone as it could still be felt in other region of the country although in a disguise or different crime names.

As it is clearly understood, any unwanted incidents that persevere more than 24 hours apparently, has a government backing either directly or illegitimately. Anyway, I’m not here to play blame game.

Thus, responding to this question sincerely, one with experience of even domestic violence understand that the two most vulnerable set of people in the time of crisis are women and children. And the recent happening has given a supportive evidence to it.

The increase rates of killing of minors and and molestation of women. This terrible happening had placed an unthinkable mental breakdown and trauma on Most of the women, resulting to the recent fearful outburst and demonstration just few months ago. Even with this pitiable situation and demonstration, it is very obvious that the government is showing less concern to the plight of these vulnerable masses. You and are are not actually immune from this.

Hence, to truly tame this issue and curtail this banditry to the lowest minimum government must work assiduously to achieve good governmance. For if the government is servicing every sector legitimately well, the level of solicited and unsolicited grievances would have reduced to the minimum.

Again, there should be sincere commitment to entrenching security coordination. The security personnels must not work in isolation of other force group or abhorring the local community security outfit but must work teamly to ensure these hoodlums are fetch out and again, restore confidence back to the masses again.

The current dilemma, also goes a long way to show the position and level of recognition of the women and the children in the Political space of the country… Thus, it is therefore advisable for government to create a platform where women and children can be actively involved and grow to solve tame most of their problem with little of government assistance although, with the government setting the institutions in place.

Finally, there should be a policy that will term the level of insecurity or banditry as problem of nigeria and not just the north, so that everyone can fully involve in fighting this wickedly orchestrated malaise but these unscrupulous element… Because seeing it as a nigeria problem will not make a southerners, easterners or westerners to seat down and watch and or sing quietly, after all, it is their brother in power, let them handle their problem themselves.