30/08/2026
🚨 OUTRAGE IN PLATEAU: THE AUDACITY! WHO GAVE ISBAH THE RIGHT TO CREATE A SECURITY FORCE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT APPROVAL?
CAN CHRISTIANS TRY SUCH IN A MUSLIMS NORTHERN STATE RAVAGED WITH RELIGIOUS VOTING AND EXTREMISTS?
Imagine waking up to discover that a religious organization has established what amounts to a security structure in your state—without the approval of the state government.
Who authorized it?
Who gave them the mandate?
Who approved their operations?
And, most importantly, who told them they could simply establish an Islamic security outfit on Nigerian soil without the consent of the legitimate authorities?
This is not about whether someone is Muslim or Christian.
This is about authority. This is about the rule of law. This is about the dangerous precedent such an act could create.
The reported establishment of Isbah, an Islamic security group, in Plateau State without government authorization raises questions that cannot simply be brushed aside.
The audacity is staggering.
Security is not a religious entitlement. A group cannot wake up one morning, put people together under a religious banner, call them a security organization and begin operating as though government authority is optional.
And here is the question many Nigerians are afraid to ask:
If Christians attempted to establish a Christian security organization in a predominantly Muslim state without the governor's approval, would the reaction be the same?
Would it be tolerated?
Would the authorities wait patiently?
Would the same people defending such an arrangement today defend it if the religious identities were reversed?
Let us be honest.
Nigeria cannot survive on a system where the rules change depending on who is doing what.
If an activity requires government authorization, then it requires government authorization—regardless of whether the people involved are Christians, Muslims or followers of any other faith.
That is why the reported decision by the Plateau State Government to outlaw unauthorized Isbah activities deserves attention.
The issue should not be reduced to Christian versus Muslim.
The real question is:
WHO GAVE ANY PRIVATE RELIGIOUS GROUP THE AUTHORITY TO CREATE A SECURITY STRUCTURE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT APPROVAL?
Today it is one religious group.
Tomorrow, another group could decide to establish its own armed or security structure.
And before long, Nigeria could find itself with competing religious security organizations operating according to their own rules.
That is a recipe for chaos.
We must demand one standard for everybody.
If Christians cannot establish their own security outfits without government approval in Muslim-majority states, Muslims should not expect a different standard in Plateau State.
No religion should be above the law.
No religious organization should be above government authority.
And no group should mistake religious identity for governmental power.
Nigeria belongs to all of us—but nobody has the right to privatize its security architecture.
🇳🇬 ONE COUNTRY. ONE LAW. ONE STANDARD.
If the law says no, then the answer is NO—regardless of who is asking.
Let Christians have pleace please
