A Senior Advocate of Nigeria and human rights activist, Femi Falana, has accused politicians of being the reason for the increase in kidnappings and banditry across the country.
Mr Falana said this on Tuesday on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily programme.
He said that politicians failed to disarm their thugs who have now gone on rampage.
“The increase in the wave of killings and kidnappings and banditry in recent times has to do with the just concluded elections. The thugs that were armed by politicians were not disarmed.
“They were very busy during the elections attacking people and killing political opponents now they are back in business. Nothing was done to disarm them after the elections. They have been dumped by politicians and they have to look for means of survival of livelihood and that is why we are witnessing this increase,” Falani said.
The senior lawyer added that the government had failed in its duty to guarantee safety of lives and property.
“What we are witnessing is a reign of impunity. It is a regular phenomenon. Once an election has just been concluded, you have phenomenal increase in violence all over the country.
“The Nigerian state has collapsed. The Nigerian state has proven over and over again incapable to guarantee the security of lives and property,” he said.
