The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has called for a total overhaul of the security achitecture currently deployed to combat terrorism and other related crimes in the country especially in the North-East.

President of the NLC, Comrade Ayuba Wabba who made this known in a press statement made available to journalists in Abuja, said if something urgent is not done to tackle the situation citizens may resort to self help which will not augur well for the country.

In his words “Certainly, the current system is not working. Government must do whatever it takes under the powers bestowed on it to break once and for all the spine of terrorism and violent crimes in our country. We cannot afford to slide into a state of anarchy which is the wish of those who have picked up arms against the state and innocent civilians including workers.

“We must remind the Federal Government that the security of lives and property remains the responsibility of every government.

Wabba lamented the public execution of five humanitarian workers by the terrorist in Borno state which he said goes to show the escalating insecurity in the country.

According to him “The Presidency has already identified these workers as staff of the Borno State Emergency Management Agency, Action Against Hunger, Rich International, and International Rescue Committee, whose only crime was providing aid to civilians affected by the crisis in some parts of North-Eastern Nigeria.

The NLC President however noted that the insurgency and terrorism of the Boko Haram sect and other violent groups assumed a different dimension in the past seven months, adding that since January 2020, Boko Haram has increased the wave of terror on major transportation routes in the North East which calls for urgent government attention to deal with the situation to prevent unwarranted lose of lives and property.