What Ex-President Jonathan Said During Visit To Pa Fasonranti

Former President Goodluck Jonathan has raised the alarm over rising insecurity in the country.

Jonathan, on Tuesday during a condolence visit to Afenifere leader, Pa Reuben Fasoranti after the death of his daughter, Mrs Funke Olakunrin, said the issue of security must be approached from a different dimension as it is now out of hand.

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“We cannot continue the old way because it is getting out of hand. We hope the federal and state governments will do something about it,” he said.

“Every generation face problems and this generation must find ways to solve these problems. Every government faces problem. The first commercial kidnapping, because it involved money, happened in 2006 when I was the governor of Bayelsa state. From that time, it moved to terrorism in the north. Now, it is a major problem in the country.

“The federal government in conjunction with state government must design a different approach to this issue. I was there as president and security challenge was there but now, it is getting worse every day and we can’t continue to use the same old method.”

Mrs Olakunrin was killed by armed men on Friday last week while travelling along the Benin-Ore Expressway in south-western Nigeria.

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Her murder has sparked outrage from individuals and groups across the county.

Jonathan’s alarm is coming less than 24 hours after ex-President Olusgeun Obasanjo wrote a letter to President Muhammadu Buhari over the high level of insecurity in the country.

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