{"id":79092,"date":"2021-09-06T05:52:29","date_gmt":"2021-09-06T04:52:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=79092"},"modified":"2021-09-06T05:56:15","modified_gmt":"2021-09-06T04:56:15","slug":"northern-elders-react-to-locking-down-of-communities-in-the-north-over-insecurity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/06\/northern-elders-react-to-locking-down-of-communities-in-the-north-over-insecurity\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern elders react to locking down of communities in the north over insecurity"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has stated that shutting down communication and imposing curfews will compound living conditions in the northern region.<\/p>\n<p>Some state governments had shut down markets and schools as part of efforts to curb insecurity.<\/p>\n<p>Recall that the Nigeria Communications Commission (NCC) on Saturday had also instructed all <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/04\/breaking-fg-orders-telcos-to-shut-down-mobile-phone-services-in-zamfara-as-bandits-take-over-state\/\">telecommunications companies to shut down their services in Zamfara<\/a> <\/strong>over lingering insecurity in the state.<\/p>\n<p>NEF spokesperson, Hakeem Baba-Ahmed while reacting to the development via a statement released on Sunday said\u00a0the measures could embolden the bandits.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNorthern Elders Forum is closely following the condition of many Northern communities that have become particularly vulnerable to attacks and abuse by bandits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2021\/09\/04\/kidnappers-abduct-businessman-kill-two-vigilantes-in-plateau\/\">kidnappers<\/a> and related organized criminals,\u201d the statement reads.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cMeasures being taken by some State governments such as suspension of weekly markets, restrictions on sale of petrol, closure of schools and some roads, curfews, movement of cattle and plans to restrict communication will compound the desperate conditions of living of many communities in the North.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile it will be unhelpful to criticize these measures without adequate knowledge of their potentials to relieve the desperation under which people live, it is important nevertheless to demand that those who have powers to impose them also have clear ideas over what they could achieve and when.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese measures represent virtual economic and social lockdowns on people who had been at the mercy of criminals for a long time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnless they are accompanied by an aggressive and effective assault on the banditry and kidnapping industry, they will merely add to the misery and hopelessness of our communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWorse, they could further embolden the bandit and the kidnappers when it becomes clear that governments and security agencies cannot go beyond lockdowns on communities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCommunities themselves will lose even more faith in the capacity of the Nigerian State to respond to their desperate circumstances.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He called on the federal government to assist states to relieve communities that are now living under additional pressure.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Northern Elders Forum (NEF) has stated that shutting down communication and imposing curfews will compound living conditions in the northern region. 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