Governor of Bayelsa State, Seriake Dickson
Governor Seriake Dickson of Bayelsa State has declared that killings in Nigeria are planned and well calculated.
He stated that what was going on in Nigeria was more than the historical herdsmen and farmers’ clashes, pointing out that the country had lost many innocent souls to the killings.
Dickson stated this in a lecture titled “National Security, Cultural Values and the Challenges of Contemporary Goverce, the Bayelsa Experience,” which he delivered in Abuja.
He stated that when a nation was under attack or security challenge, the leaders, military, civilians, Christians, Muslims, must come together to address it.
The governor advised political leaders not stay aloof to issues of insecurity but to work with the security agencies in fighting insecurity.
“Who are the farmers having clashes with herdsmen in Sokoto, Zamfara and other places? We must call a spade a spade for the good of our country.
“We are dealing with a calculated attack on our country. We are dealing with machinery of violence against innocent Nigerians.
“Yes, we have historical incidents of herdsmen and farmers clash but what is going on is far more than that.
“All Nigerians and people of goodwill should show patriotism and let us interrogate these issues properly.”