The proliferation of SALWs persists because states fail to deal with the problem: the complete absence of laws recognising the licensing regime.
“Is he silent because he is dumb and cannot talk? Why is the president quiet in the midst of the evil going on in the country?
The governor fears that “there are possibilities of further deadly attacks on hard and soft targets across the state.”
“We are crying because our leaders have failed us.”
Mr Wike said the curfew is necessary following spate of killings of security personnel and other security breaches by unknown gunmen.
In Nigeria, hundreds of rape cases are reported annually, but the institutions founded to protect the victims and deliver justice have continued to frustrate the system.
The customs linked the attack to frustrated armed smugglers, adding that it would investigate the circumstances that led to the attack and its motive.
“When the BDC operators are arrested now, what will the government do with them? The Presidency is already saying their case is confidential. What is confidential about it?”
Mr Wike urged security forces to fish out the perpetrators and bring them to justice.
“We are in a war situation. As we are talking now, they (military) are dropping bombs on them (bandits).
