‘Is South-East still part of Nigeria’ – Kanayo questions FG over military presence
Veteran Nollywood actor Kanayo O. Kanayo has called out the Nigerian government over the heavy military and police presence in the South-Eastern region of the country.
In a video posted on his Instagram page on Wednesday, Kanayo expressed his concerns, drawing attention to the mistreatment and humiliation endured by travelers in the area. He questioned why the South is heavily policed with checkpoints at every 200 kilometres.
”While comparing the region with his experience from Ibadan to Lagos, the actor said, “I left the Felele Olorunsogo area of Ibadan at 7:15 this morning and I am in Lagos state at exactly 8:15. I found out one thing, over the distance of 80 kilometres, I didn’t see any police or army checkpoints.
“Why is the South-East so militarised and policed that you can’t go 200 kilometres without checkpoint.
“I need to ask this question because the humiliation and delay that people go through needs to be pointed out. They humiliate people that plied same distance from Enugu-Onitsha so badly that most of the time that passengers are asked to come down with their hands up.
“Is the South-East still part of Nigeria? Let us understand. Have the representatives seen the state of the federal roads?” he asked.
