A political commentator, Dr. Lemmy Ugheghe, has suggested that Nigeria’s ongoing security troubles may be partly rooted in a deliberate importation of foreign elements, a strategy he claims was politically driven in the lead-up to past national polls.
While speaking in an interview aired on Channels TV, Dr. Ugheghe linked today’s instability to events surrounding the 2011 presidential election. “There’s a critical issue here. Back in 2011, the opposition candidate to President Goodluck Jonathan allegedly vowed to render the nation unmanageable,” he remarked. “Not long after, we began to notice unfamiliar groups entering the country.”
Dr. Ugheghe compared the longstanding harmonious coexistence with native Fulani communities to the more turbulent recent years. “Historically, the Fulani people we knew before 2011 were peaceful, cooperative, and lived in harmony within local communities,” he explained. “But from 2011 onward, particularly by 2015, the landscape changed dramatically.”
He further alleged that a high-ranking political actor once openly admitted to recruiting individuals from neighboring West African countries to sway the 2015 elections. “A senior political leader actually confessed to bringing in people from countries like Mali, Niger, and Burkina Faso to ensure electoral victory in 2015,” Ugheghe claimed.
To describe how the situation deteriorated, Dr. Ugheghe used an illustrative analogy: “It’s like raising a wild creature from infancy and nurturing it until it grows beyond your control—this is what we’re facing now.”
He wrapped up his comments by connecting these events to the current wave of violence, pointing to lax border control and political interference. “Many of the violent actors we’re dealing with today are individuals who entered illegally due to compromised border security, facilitated by political agendas,” he concluded. “So when officials mention political undercurrents behind the violence, it begins to make sense.”
Hear him speak: “One big political politician today said they brought in these guys from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, to come and make sure they win the 2015 election.”
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