Security became big business for small circle in Nigeria – Mahdi Shehu

A nationalist affairs commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has raised caller concerns implicit Nigeria’s information management, describing it arsenic a strategy that benefits lone a fewer individuals portion the wide colonisation continues to suffer.

In a station shared connected X connected Thursday, Shehu said the play betwixt 2015 and 2023 exposed troubling realities astir however information funds were handled successful the country.

According to him, “security is everybody’s concern due to the fact that it affects everybody either positively oregon negatively.”

He added that the assemblage has besides go large concern for a tiny circle.

He noted that Nigerians were shocked by respective disclosures made during that play by serving subject officers and elder authorities officials, which revealed however funds meant for information were allegedly misused.

“But Nigerians were entertained successful a shocking mode betwixt 2015 to 2023 with disclosures by past serving subject and elder authorities officials,” helium said.

He added that these revelations opened the armoury of shame and narrated to Nigerians however information monies were being misapplied, misappropriated and oregon stolen astatine the disbursal of nationalist peace.

Shehu referenced testimonies and nationalist statements made by apical information officials, including erstwhile Chief of Army Staff, Tukur Buratai; erstwhile National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno; and the precocious Chief of Army Staff, Ibrahim Attahiru.

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