Reno Omokri, an ex-aide to the former president of Nigeria, Jonathan Goodluck, has slammed Lai Mohammed, Minister of Information and Culture ,for saying that the Federal Government FG and its security agencies are aware of the whereabouts of kidnappers and bandits but are being careful.
In Omokri opinion, the government was not careful with #EndSARS protesters last October when soldiers allegedly opened fire on innocent youths at the Lekki toll gate in Lagos, injuring over 30 protesters and allegedly killing some youths.
The minister at a briefing on Tuesday said the government is aware of the whereabouts of the kidnappers, also said that security agencies were only being careful to avoid civilian casualties.
“One of the most difficult things to do, for a democratically-elected government, is to use the instruments of coercion against its own people. For example, while the nation’s military have superior firepower over the rag tag band of Boko Haram and ISWA, the terrorists most often than not operate among the populace, either in our villages or towns, hence the military, in tackling them, is usually careful to avoid collateral damage. rescue. Despite these inhibitions, the security forces have the wherewithal to decisively tackle the challenges,”
Omokri who was not pleased by what the Minister has said ,in a string of tweets on Wednesday, wrote, “Lai Mohammed says the Buhari government knows where kidnappers are, but are only being ‘careful’. But why was the Buhari administration not careful during #LekkiMassacre, or when they massacred Nigerian Shiites? Why is their mercy only reserved for kidnappers?
“Lai, why is your government now appealing to bandits and herdsmen? Did you ‘appeal’ to #EndSARS protesters before massacring them, or to the people of Orlu before slaughtering them? The Buhari administration is a useless embarrassment!”