Leader of the Exodus 2000 Millennium Association, aka, “The
law is taller than man,” Prince (Dr) Taiwo O. Konigbagbe, has blamed the
insecurity of lives and property in the country on crippling poverty.

Konigbagbe stated this in an exclusive interview with our
correspondent in Lagos. He said when people are poor they will do anything for
money including harming their fellow men.

The radical metaphysician and activist said that Nigeria has
become a society where people cannot dream anymore not to mention actualising
such dreams. He blamed this on what he calls hijack of power by some cabals in
the society.

He noted that the cabal controls the politics, the economy
and everything else.

In his words, “the situation in the country is not a
security problem, it is that of poverty. You cannot start building a house from
the rooftop. Unless we employ our youths and give them food and paying jobs,
crime will remain with us,” he stated.

He further explained that the rate of violence in the
country has gone beyond President Goodluck Jonathan’s control and suggested
that all hands be on deck to check the spate of violence and criminality in the
society.

The Human rights crusader stated that policing is not a
one-man business but a collective responsibility. He therefore suggested a new
security initiative which according to him, is African Traditional “Ogun” that
can fish out every perpetrators of crime in the society.

The metaphysician and activist advised that everyone must be involved in issues relating to security, by being our brothers’ keepers and also partnering with security agencies to prevent crimes, as the undesirable and criminal-minded people are neither ghost nor spirits.

He urged the federal government to play its part, as members
of the Boko Haram can easily be fished out if only our political leaders are
sincere to embrace community policing by reporting any form of threat or acts
likely to cause breach of peace, adding that every community head knows bad
eggs in his or her domain. “We don’t need to pretend and cover the truth,” he
said.

Nkpemeyie McDominic, Lagos