“The killings in Woro have demonstrated how easy it is for any group of deranged men to take hundreds of lives without resistance,” he stated. He raised concerns over the absence of aerial intervention during the attack, arguing that Nigeria’s air capabilities should render claims of remoteness untenable. Hashim warned that repeated delays in security response were emboldening attackers while widening the trust gap between citizens and the government. He cautioned that persistent failure to protect rural communities could push residents toward self-help measures, including vigilante reprisals, ethnic profiling, and the emergence of unregulated armed groups. He also advocated reforms aimed at strengthening rural security through rapid-response systems, enhanced aerial surveillance, helicopter deployment, and forward operating bases in vulnerable border areas.
