Mr. Omolubi Newuwumi, a former Commissioner in Delta State and Itsekri ethnic nationality leader, has said in an interview that there is no rule of law in Niger Delta and government has not really shown interest in deploying police officers to the creeks to protect people.
Newuwumi, said: ”I have critically looked into the problem in the Niger Delta and place it on two things. One, there is no rule of law in place and secondly, there is insecurity of lives and properties.”
He said” “The people of Niger Delta region have been living together without the enforcement of the rule of law by the government and this is because they did not send policemen to this area to enforce law and order in the region.”
Self-inflicted disorder
On why he described Niger Delta as an uncontrolled region, he had this to say: “Let me tell you a short story, I was once in the Nigeria Boys Scout, when I was in primary school I joined the scout just in order to enforce discipline on myself and to be a law- abiding citizen. As a scout at that time, we carry out arrest concerning criminal matters.”
“The Boys Scout and Boys Brigade as at then were like the Police and the Man o War was like the Army known by the people. Today, an army general cannot arrest a common criminal in the same region. What has led to this? Permit me to use this saying by the English man, ‘if it is not a treasure, it cannot be found, if it is not gold, it cannot be seen’”.
“What do I mean by this? I mean that the government and the white men have found a treasure in our villages, which is now the gold (crude oil) ,because the worth of a treasure can raise a country’s economy to the highest in the world, that treasure is now transformed to gold and any quality gold can change the world, not to mention a country. This is the reason behind the lawlessness in this region.
“The reason is because it is not properly handled by the federal and state government. I am using this forum to say that I know and understand that the inability of a country to manage its success. This can result to crisis or anarchy that can lead to the division of the country in parts and this is the case of Nigeria today,” Newuwumi said.
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