A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Southern Zone and Middle Belt Alliance for Peace (SZMBAP) on Wednesday raised the alarm over alleged complicity of some highly placed Nigerians, whose aim is not only to sabotage the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu but to undermine the country’s sovereignty.

Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, National Chairman of the group, Dr Amaechi Okolie, asked the Federal Government to take immediate and radical steps towards tackling insecurity in the country.

While decrying the rising level of insecurity in the country, Okolie asked the government to rise to the occasion and condemned the invasion of the Nigerian polity by non state actors resulting to the displacement of many Nigerians and creation of IDP camps.

A Civil Society Organisation (CSO) Southern Zone and Middle Belt Alliance for Peace (SZMBAP) on Wednesday raised the alarm over alleged complicity of some highly placed Nigerians, whose aim is not only to sabotage the efforts of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu but to undermine the country’s sovereignty.

Speaking at a news conference in Abuja, National Chairman of the group, Dr Amaechi Okolie, asked the Federal Government to take immediate and radical steps towards tackling insecurity in the country.

While decrying the rising level of insecurity in the country, Okolie asked the government to rise to the occasion and condemned the invasion of the Nigerian polity by non state actors resulting to the displacement of many Nigerians and creation of IDP camps.

Okolie, who reiterated the need for a synergy between the federal government and government at the sub national, said protection of lives and property was a fundamental responsibility of government.

According to him, “we suspect that the violent and criminal non state actors do not act without the support of highly placed and influential Nigerians, home and abroad.”

Describing security as a collective responsibility of all, Okolie called for partnership with other regions in the fight against insecurity.

He urged Nigerians to exercise their fundamental rights of justifiable self defense as enshrined in the constitution by working together with the security agencies.

Okolie restated the commitment of the CSO to President Tinubu’s renewed hope agenda, especially in uniting and stabilizing the country.

“We fully and whole heartedly support the ongoing efforts by President Bola Tinubu to restore peace and stability in the country.”