If nothing else, they spared Nigerians from the agony of having their relations holed up by force in the forest for months, as happened in the similar train attack along Abuja-Kaduna route. Reports indicate that the last two of the 20 kidnapped victims in Edo have been rescued. And unlike the Abuja-Kaduna incident where no one was reportedly apprehended, seven suspects, including two traditional rulers are currently said to be in police custody from the Edo attack.
The train attack, at the Tom Ikimi/Ekehen Station in Igueben, Edo State is agonising to the entire globe. The police press statement described it as an attack by a large number of “herdsmen” armed with AK-47 rifles, who from the forest invaded the station just minutes to the arrival of the Warri-bound train. At the end, they abducted staff and passengers, numbering over 20.
Traditionally, governments are meant to solve problems and Nigeria has several of them. In the area of security, the Nigeria police is the constitutionally-designated law-enforcement arm of the state, with the remit to uphold law and order. Yet, the Nigeria police is structurally flawed and a mockery of a real Federal State. A police formation that takes orders from Abuja to deal with local miscreants in remote local councils is an aberration.
In Nigeria alone, bandits and separatists struck in at least 550 of the country’s 774 local governments in 2022. Over 10,000 people were collectively killed by Boko Haram, kidnappers, bandits and unknown gunmen. Over 3000 persons were kidnapped – an almost 30-fold spike compared to the 2016 record. While the Armed Forces are doing much on the battlefronts, there are too many unmanned territories nationwide that should ordinarily be secured where the police are efficient and proactive.
Source: Law Daily Report (lawdailyreport.net)
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