Nigeria's Security in the Hands of Northerners and at our own Peril by Abdulbaqi Jari .

  Nigeria is now facing it greatest challenges like never before since Its creation 100 years ago. The conquest of Northern Nigeria in 1903, Nigerian civil war, and post election violence of 2011 combine are of no match to the unprecedented level of challenges that Northern Nigeria, and indeed Nigeria is facing now. Especially the insecurity challenge, corruption, looting of Public funds and complete break down of morality and law and order.
    Nigeria like any other country have security agencies meant to; safe guard Nigeria, maintain law and order, and to preserve the government. The Department of state security(DSS),the  Police, the military, the para military agencies, and the central intelligence agency (CIA) . These and a lot other agencies and ministries are meant to ensure the above mentioned objectives.
    The northern Nigeria is the embattled region right now. But looking critically at all the security agencies and their heads, one will be surprised, baffled, and confused on why  insurgency is still thriving in Northern Nigeria as virtually all the heads of security in Nigeria are Northerners. The chief of Defense staff is a Northerner from Adamawa state, the national security adviser from Sokoto, minister of defense from Zamfara, minister of internal affairs from Benue, IG of police from Jigawa state, Dikko Inde of Custom service from Katsina, immigration controller, etc. But what is happening? Even though the President and commander in chief of the armed forces is not from Northern Nigeria,  " but one tree cannot make a forest" why is Insurgency thriving in Nigeria? Is it that these people are not concern?  Or is it that the North and what happens In it doesn't mind them?
    The recent development and occupation of more Nigerian lands put the questions of conspiracy theories. Is it that Nigeria is under attack from within? Or from out sides dark forces? There are insinuations that Islam is the target of the conspiracies.  But some of the security heads are Muslims. There are other important Muslim leaders like four former heads of states, the Sultan, and other Muslims organizations like JNI and JIBWIS, is it that they can do anything about? The impounded plane in South Africa may be a legitimate reason for any body to suspect that. But why will person sponsor another person to kill?
   Is over due that all hands should be on deck to find a lasting solution to this crisis. That will be an imperative measure to future existence of Nigeria after 2015 elections, that is also Imperative to the peace and of Nigeria, ECOWAS, and indeed the whole of Africa.