Nigerian music producer ID Cabasa has criticised the Federal Government over the growing insecurity across the country, accusing authorities of failing to take decisive action against killings, terrorism and banditry.
In a recent video shared on Instagram, the 50-year-old producer expressed concern that many Nigerians had become desensitised to violence due to the persistent wave of attacks nationwide.
“It is so sad now that we have gotten used to evil. Nigerians have gotten used to the killing; we have adjusted to the darkness that has covered this country. The government of the day is not taking action and it is so sad that when we are even supposed to speak up, people pick political divides,” he said.
The producer, whose real name is Olumide Ogunade, also criticised Nigerians for politicising and tribalising discussions surrounding insecurity instead of coming together to address the crisis.
“We make these things political, we make it religious, ethnic, tribal, and I am saying this, the devil is devouring us in Nigeria, evil is devouring us in Nigeria, and it is so sad. Whatever name they call it, banditry and terrorism are eating us in Nigeria,” he stated.
ID Cabasa further lamented the growing fear among citizens, particularly parents who now worry about the safety of their children and loved ones amid increasing violence.
“They are taking our loved ones, parents are no longer at ease sending their kids to school, an innocent teacher was beheaded, a woman was carrying her child and was praying that he should not die, a child who was already dead. The next minute, another challenge will come online, where people start to work on trends,” he said.
The veteran music producer warned that entertainment and social media trends had become distractions while insecurity continued to spread across the country.
“Comic relief, and we keep readjusting like frogs in boiling water. If there is a darkness over Nigeria whether it is from the government or any forces that it is coming from, it needs to be broken. Nigerians, if you have a voice, speak up. This thing is getting close to home,” he added.
Comparing Nigeria’s response to insecurity with approaches in countries such as the United States, ID Cabasa questioned the rehabilitation of repentant terrorists and urged the government to adopt stronger measures.
“The way I have been feeling the last few days regarding the killings, it is as if these terror guys are even the ones in government, because you cannot tell me that the government can be this helpless. People died, and nothing solid has actually come from the government,” he said.
“I see when some of these things happen in the United States, the emphatic way that the presidency will talk that ‘we will come after you, get you and we will gun you down’. But what do we do? We get to rehabilitate these same guys who have caused mayhem and left families in pain,” he added.
Calling for urgent action, the producer urged authorities to confront the crisis more decisively.
“That has caused pain. We will say that we are rehabilitating them, that we are bringing them back into the system. Nigerian government, do something about this,” he concluded.
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