Chidi Odinkalu, former Chairman of Nigeria Human Rights Commission and Professor of Law has said that Nigerian politicians are the biggest bandits.
Odinkalu spoke at a webinar organised by The ICIR on Thursday on banditry and security challenges in Nigeria.
He explained that discussions on banditry would not be complete without mentioning politicians.
According to him, there was no justification for Fulanis to carry arms against the state and its people.
“Nobody has monopoly of grievances. Several other Nigerians could possibly argue that Fulanis have dominated the country. This is an uncomfortable conversation, but I do think Nigerians must have the conversation about grievance and domination and hegemony,” Odinkalu said.
“If everyone who has a grievance resorts to shooting, there is not just going to be enough people to be destroyed in the country,” he stated.
Nigeria’s politicians have severally been accused of stealing and corruption. Several politicians have been successfully prosecuted by the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for stealing from the coffers of world’s poverty capital.
Activities of politicians are said to be one of the major causes of terrorism, banditry and kidnapping ravaging the country, particularly in the Northern part.
