Nigeria, June 6 -- The primary responsibility of any government is the protection of lives and property. Everything else is secondary. Economic development, infrastructure, education, and healthcare all rest upon a foundation of security. Once that foundation begins to crack, the consequences spread rapidly across society.

This is why the deteriorating security situation in South-West Nigeria should concern every citizen and, more importantly, every governor in the region. Unfortunately, insecurity has crept steadily into the South-West, and Oyo State has increasingly emerged as its epicentre. What was once considered a distant threat confined to the North-East, the North-West, and parts of the North-Central has now become a growing real...