By Adekunle Adekoya
That our nation is challenged on many fronts may be a trite observation; from economic challenges in the form of a cost of living crisis and the growing inability of many Nigerians to afford things they once took for granted to existential threats posed by kidnapping, banditry, insurgency and terrorism, it is obvious that these are not the best of times for Nigeria and Nigerians. Even the rich are also crying.
People say once a problem is known, it is already half-solved. Threats already identified in the economic and security spheres are being dealt with, or ignored as the managers of our affairs see fit, leaving one to wonder why the Nigerian state cannot eradicate the scourge of terrorism from our lands the way a surgeon excises a disturbing growth from the body of a patient.
