Editor-in-Chief of Africa Confidential, Patrick Smith, says the world is getting the view that there are security issues in Nigeria.
Smith made this statement on Wednesday in an interview on ‘Prime Time’, a programme on Arise Television monitored by DAILY POST.
He said that across the board, every citizen is subjected to these attacks, stressing that it is not targeted to a particular faith.
“Well, everyone we’ve spoken to, including people in the US, I mean, the most authoritative sources are obviously going to be coming from civic groups in Nigeria.
“And the view we’ve been getting is that there’s a major security crisis in Nigeria.
“And I think the security trackers have said over 10,000 people were killed in violent attacks last year, which is a kind of low-level conflict level.
“I mean, if you think about the number of people that have been killed in Ukraine or Sudan, you’re heading up to those sorts of figures.
“But that is across the board. There are Muslims, there are Christians, there are people of other faiths, and indeed atheists.
“I mean, every person, every citizen could be subjected to this violence.
“I think that’s the point, that it’s not targeted against one particular faith. Everyone is tied up in it. And I think it’s had more resonance in the US, where the religious right and the Christian lobby groups are extremely powerful.
“And that’s why it seems to have taken flight as a kind of propaganda meme that’s gone out and it’s pushed the government into acting,” he said.
World getting view there are security issues in Nigeria – Patrick Smith
