A former Kaduna State Senator, Shehu Sani has claimed that top Army Generals and Police Officers have become billionaires because of terrorism.
He said this in an interview with newsmen on Saturday.
According to him, security situation in the country varies, based on the regions but there has to be a check on how they are handled by security agents.
In his words “The security situation we face depends on the region you come from. In the North-Central part of Nigeria, most of the violence going on there is between herdsmen and farmers but in the North-West, it’s terrorists killing people, extorting ransom, unleashing mayhem, burning down communities, imposing fines, levies and taxes on people.
” In the North-East, it’s ISWAP and Boko Haram that are killing people and unleashing bloodshed and trying to establish their version of Islamic state.
“We actually carry out the audit account of the money we spend on security.
“In the last six years, between N2 and N3trn has been spent on security. It’s unfortunate that there is nothing to show for it.
“Our military and policemen are still crying that they don’t have equipment, they don’t have weapons, they don’t need machinery to take on terrorists. We ended up creating billionaire retired generals and billionaire policemen without security for our people.
“So, auditing our security and defence apparatus is very important. The money for security should go for security. We can only tackle this problem if we use technology.”
