Nigeria: Insecurity - Nigeria Fighting Unofficial Civil War - Ohanaeze

30 June 2020

Ohanaeze Ndigbo, the socio-cultural organization of people has thrown its weight behind assertions made by The Emir of Daura, Katsina State, Dr. Umar Farouk Umar, who raised alarm over what he described as multifaceted security threats facing the nation, saying what Nigeria is experiencing now is worse than civil war. Ohanaeze said the nation is in "an unofficial civil war."

Dr Umar, who is the emir of President Muhammadu Buhari's community, solicited for prayers, advice and goodwill of all Nigerians, especially elders, traditional and religious leaders in the country, to overcome banditry and other security challenges the way the civil war was overcome with such prayers without sentiment.

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