In the wake of a terror threat in Abuja
revealed by the United States (US) Embassy, a former Director of the Department
of State Services (DSS), Mike Ejiofor has partly blamed politicians for
fuelling the situation.
Ejiofor was featured on Arise Television
programme, News Night on Monday, monitored by Tdpnewsng.com.
The former director while reacting to the US
terror threat claimed that the actions and inactions of aspiring candidates for
the 2023 presidential election played a huge role in originating such
intelligence.
According to him, “politicians are the people
causing the problems” and there is a need for “government and politicians to
mind what they say”.
He added, “They should be conscious of what
they say, avoid divisive, inflammatory and inciting statements. They should be
guarded and that is why the INEC has also summoned politicians to remind them
of the peace pact that they already signed and the need for them to play by the
rules because the politicians are the people causing the problems.
“They inflame passion. They say divisive
things and bring up issues that divide the country, and it is based on this
threat that the US is making its analysis even though there has been an
exchange of intelligence between the Nigerian government and the US
government.”
On the role of a collective responsibility
geared towards a safe country, Ejiofor pleaded with Nigerians not to leave the
job of security to the relevant authorities alone but rather “be ready to offer
information, be on the alert and be vigilant.”
Ejiofor who noted that the country cannot take
such a threat from an external party for granted urged security agencies on the
need to “up their game” regardless of daunting challenges.
The US had issued an advisory to its citizens
living in Nigeria and residents of Abuja to remain vigilant and report any
suspicious activities to security agencies.
The advisory followed a threat to attack the
government’s infrastructure, schools and other public places in the capital
city.
Similarly, the United Kingdom and Canadian
governments had advised its citizen to avoid non-essential travels to Abuja
over the increased threat of terrorist attacks.
However, the police force has assured
Nigerians that there was no cause for alarm and vowed to re-strategise.
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