@EPESFC Anchor man for a single DMF is ok cause he wouldn't leave his position, whereas a destroyer might leave in pursuit of the ball whereby creating space for the opposition team to explore (If it's a double pivot, then you can pair a destroyer with a "Box to Box" or "Hole Player")
THE REAL ROOT OF INSECURITY IN NORTHERN NIGERIA — AND THE TRUTHS WE MUST FINALLY FACE
Northern Nigeria’s insecurity didn’t appear from nowhere. It is the result of decades of neglect, irresponsible parenting, broken cultural practices, and leadership failure. Terrorism, banditry and gang violence thrive because we keep producing youths society refuses to account for.
Here are the hard truths:
1. Urban gangs are now recruitment pipelines
Across Arewa, groups like Yan Kalare, Sara-Suka, and Yan Kwance operate freely.
These are not mere gangs; they are abandoned youths who have learned to kill for phones/valuables worth less than ₦5k.
Criminal networks and terror financiers recruit directly from this pool of untrained, unsupported, angry young men.
A child society ignores becomes a weapon in the hands of anyone who will feed him.
2. The Almajiri system has collapsed into child abandonment
Almajiranci was once a structured path to Islamic scholarship. Today, too many parents dump 5–10-year olds on society under the guise of seeking knowledge.
These children roam cities begging, scavenging, and sleeping on verandas. This is no longer religion — it is negligence branded as piety.
Reform is overdue:
i.All Tsangaya schools must be registered and audited.
ii.Any child sent out must be vetted.
iii. No teacher should accept students they cannot feed, clothe, or shelter.
iv. Religious & traditional leaders must actively stop irresponsible parents from outsourcing their duties.
The world has changed: any Islamic knowledge a teenager needs exists within 10km of home.
3. Irresponsible parenting is fueling the cycle
Too many families bring children into a life they cannot sustain physically or emotionally.
Marriage is pressured.
Childbirth is celebrated.
Responsibility is optional.
Every child raised without structure becomes either a victim or a future threat.
This is not culture — it is a crisis.
4. Public funds are going to the wrong priorities
Money spent on:
mass weddings
political ceremonies
government-sponsored Hajj
…should be building:
youth centers
skill hubs
drug rehabilitation clinics
orphanages
SME financing
community security networks
Until we invest in our youth, insecurity will continue to grow.
5. The “repentant terrorist” program is destroying trust
Victims are in IDP camps while perpetrators are reintegrated without transparency.
Islam promotes qisas i.e lawful justice — not blind forgiveness.
No society can heal when justice is traded behind closed doors.
This program must be reformed or scrapped.
6. Terror financiers must be exposed publicly
We hear of arrests, but never outcomes.
Where are the trials?
Who got convicted?
Why are names hidden?
Northern communities deserve to know who funded bloodshed and how the law responded.
Justice must be public, not whispered.
7. Open grazing must end
It has become a major security risk: unmonitored movement, infiltration routes, and endless farmers vs Herders clashes.
Ranching is modernization for survival, not disrespect to culture.
8. Leadership and role models must change
Our youth celebrate political jobbers, contractors, and civil servants with unexplained wealth, not innovators or builders that provide real value.
People accused of looting should not receive traditional titles. Those already decorated with one should lose them.
A society’s heroes determine its direction.
9. Religious leaders must preach reality
People are hungry, traumatized, and angry.
This is not the time for endless debates on bid’ah.
This is the time for sermons on parenting, drugs, skills, justice, and community rebuilding.
Religion must uplift society, not distract it from its wounds.
The Path Forward
If Arewa wants peace, it must:
1.Reform Almajiranci.
2.Enforce responsible parenting.
3.Dismantle street gangs.
4.Publicly prosecute terror financiers.
5.End open grazing.
6.Redirect public funds to youth empowerment.
7.Hold leaders and traditional rulers accountable.
8. Build a future where every child is accounted for.
Northern Nigeria is at a crossroads.
Choose honesty and reform, or continue a cycle that will consume the next generation.
The time for denial is over. The time for responsibility is now.