Nigeria's Security Strategies: Our Open Secrets

It's a common trend for Nigerian security agencies to come to national TV and announce important security strategies in detail. The latest I heard was the Police outlining in detailed form how it hoped to go after and catch certain groups of criminals. And I ask, who are they fooling, me or themselves? Do they think everyone is foolish enough not to think that these criminals have television sets or listen to the news or have family members/accomplices who do? How can you destroy Boko Haram when all your vital plans are always on the evening news? Do you even really want to destroy them or are you seeking to do a form of eyeservice shake-body, telling the Nigerian people, 'Hey, you dey see me? I'm working very hard o!'
 

New security threats keep arising and they can not be contained because the deployment and strategies of all the security agencies can be found on TV, radio and newspaper. The criminals can easily know what class,

departments, ranks and number of security agents that are at any and every part of the country at all times. And then, the IG, the Defense Chief, COAS and Minister of Defense will come out to complete the dossier by telling everyone exactly what the troops will be doing, how they will do it and when they will do it. They feel proud and comfortable giving out these information because no matter what happens, they are safe in Abuja. Last last, na the deployed soldiers and policemen go die. What will happen to the money meant for their families, only God can tell which pocket that one go enter. So my biggest question is, why play politics and eyeservice with vital information about the security of this great nation of 200 million people? The dividends of democracy are the provision of good roads, sound education, constant power, good healthcare, good economy.. not security strategy. Haba!