Imumolen: Insecurity is widespread because perpetrators are not punished

Christopher Imumolen, the presidential candidate of Accord, says his administration will not tolerate impunity if he is elected into office.

Speaking on a programme on Television Continental (TVC) on Tuesday, Imumolen said the country currently lacks the will to punish perpetrators of crimes.

The professor said he would use technology to address the security challenges confronting the country.

“I have never believed that Nigerians are a lawless people,” he said.

“Rather, I’ll choose to put the blame at the doorsteps of a system that blatantly refuses to punish infractions or acts of criminality when they are committed.

“Are those who insist that Nigerians are lawless not surprised to see them adapt quickly when they travel outside the shores of this country?

“That clearly attests to the fact that they only accept and live the way they live because the system back home does not take the issue of meting out punishment to those who commit crimes, including the most heinous like kidnappings, rebellion against the state, and wanton killings of people of a particular tribe in the name of ethnic cleansing, seriously.

“We have had convoys of governors, and lately that of the president waylaid, attacked by bandits with no consequence. Can that happen in saner climes where the issue of security is tackled, using technology in gathering intelligence?

“So, this is an area me and my government will beam a searchlight should I be given the people’s mandate to become president come 2023.

“We shall not only, as a matter of expediency, pursue a policy that seeks to identify trouble spots, and those behind them, we shall be strengthening our security system through digitalisation to make the process of crime-fighting and punishment for lawbreakers a key objective.”

Imumolen said nobody would be treated as a “sacred cow” under his stewardship.