Opponents Of Military Action Against Terrorists Should Be Taken To Frontlines — Shehu Sani

One-time Senator, who represented Kaduna Central, Shehu Sani, has criticised opponents od military actions against terrorist groups, suggesting that they should personally engage the insurgents instead.

In a post on his verified X (formerly Twitter) account on Monday, the human rights activist and former lawmaker argued that those against kinetic operations should be transported to conflict-prone areas to test their preferred approaches.

“Those who are opposed to striking those terrorists groups should be assembled and transported to the hinterlands of Zamfara and Sokoto or even Sambisa so that they can preach or talk or negotiate with them so that they will stop murdering and kidnapping our people,” he wrote.

Sani added that opposition to military action should be matched with a viable alternative.
“When one is opposed to one thing, he should be able to do another,” he stated.

His comments come amid renewed national debate over the effectiveness of military offensives versus dialogue in addressing terrorism, banditry and kidnapping across parts of Northern Nigeria.