 The Lagos and Stars report has been submitted. The government will be releasing a white paper, but there are multiple controversies over the leaked report. This morning we were asking what's next. Our work consultative forum describes killings and kidnappings on Kaduna Buja Highway, a shameful and unacceptable. The forum spokesman will be talking to us this morning. We'll also be taking a look at what we have in the dailies and reviewing them with a normalist. I'm glad to have you join us on breakfast in Nosti, Africa. I am Justin, at Kaduna. And I am Messi Boko. It's good to have you join us this beautiful morning. As usual, we set off with our top trending and of course, we talk about the things that have actually generated conversation in the last 24 hours in different spaces. So this morning, what do we start off with? Mercy, it is actually a thing that is given so many people sleepless nights. That's the spirit of insecurity in Nigeria. And right now, the ever-busy Kaduna Buja Expressway is in the news again as travelers are being attacked along that particular route. And we're asking again, what do we need to do to ensure that people could actually move from point A to point B without having to think of me being kidnapped, being attacked and all of that. When are we going to get our road secure mercy? Well, it is not just about having our road secured. It's the issue of security across the entire states of the Federation. Now, like I always say, it feels like as government, every other time that we elect people to represent us, those who are elected to represent us fail. They forget the primary responsibility, the real reason why they were elected. Now, the major across the entire world, I mean the globe, the number one priority of every government is the protection of lives and properties. And the constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, 1999, as amended, stipulates that already, that the welfare of the people and the welfare would include security. And we keep saying this. It's quite unfortunate. Now, talking about the Buja Kaduna Highway, this is not the very first time. It is not. It is not. We had like four years ago in 2019, we've had several kidnappings and incidents on that road. And over the years, we've also seen, I remember the time where you had Hakim, who was the former IGP of, I mean the IG of Police at the time. There was a deployment of tactical team on that particular road. And according to the Inspector General of Police at that time, it was supposed to be a permanent thing. So we're supposed to have, they had constituted a technical team that's going to be permanent on that road. But invariably now there's no permanence on that particular road because from the look of things, but security personnel were deployed to that particular road, when they thought that the situation had come down to some extent, they had to retreat. And right now, that particular road is actually becoming a menace to the extent that people now even want to use alternative routes, that's the train, but not so long ago also. And that's why people blame that on the train. The train was also attacked as well. So the point now is this, we say that government is a continuum. We say that we ought to have continuity in government. So I have been a bit worried that if government over the years have actually reacted to the issue of the Kaduna Highway because this is not the very first time we're having that incident on the road and then how come it's not sustained? Because government should be, there should be some element of sustainability in governance and all of that. So it's quite unfortunate. Now, it brings us back to the fact that, yes, we're talking about Kaduna, what is the state government doing? And you want to begin to say, okay, is it a federal road or not a federal road? But the point is security is everyone's concern. And it should be the concern of every other person. But another issue, again, that some persons will probably have raised over the time is if you look at us with the fight against insecurity, you find out that we like intelligence. I was looking at the videos over time. I started doing a review of some of the videos that have actually surfaced on that road because I haven't played that road in a very long time. And I'm not sure I want to play that road. If you can avoid it, it's best. That's what I'm saying. But you find out that you have bushes to the left. These are deserted areas. Right. And it's expected that even if you want to have, now, if you're going to have some, I'm not a security expert, by the way, but I'm just saying. Come and say. You can't have some security checkpoints alone. You can't even have the checkpoints on the road because to the left, to the right, you have, yeah, there are bushes all over. So you should devise another means of tackling these people. They can be smarter than the government. No, they can't. They can be smarter than the Nigerian government and the Nigerian security. And again, so yesterday, it was an attack along the Kaduna-Aboja Expressway. How secure are other roads? Because we are approaching the U-Tide and a lot of people are doing serious travel in this period. Lots of people who cannot ordinarily afford that, to take flights would also want to use the road because a lot of people, like my Igbo brothers too, want to travel down east to commemorate the holidays with their loved ones. So how secure are roads? We have to talk beyond just securing the Kaduna-Aboja highway. Let's talk about right now, about how all of the roads across the federal, the expressways are actually secure, so that Nigerians can actually want to decide to travel. Sometimes you just want to go the roadstrip and just see things and explore and see the beautiful vegetation to see how Nigeria is blessed with a vast agriculture and all of that. But then again, you'd think twice, you wouldn't take or embark on such journeys because you might not even meet your destination at the end of the day. Well, like I mentioned earlier, security is not just limited to one part of the country. So the issue of security cuts across the entire, I mean, let me give you a little brief. Now, when I was still back then in the university, I scored the University of Calabar and usually my family is busier in Lagos. And I stopped traveling when I stopped traveling via road when I was in my 100 or 200 level. I stopped because of my one or two encounter with Amrubbers on the road. It was really scary. Trust me, you don't even want to be in that situation. All right. And so I'm just saying that the roads are not safe anymore. They're not. All right, we understand that there is a soundtrack to that particular report. Let's just take the SOT and we'll come back and talk some other trends and stories. Stay with us. You can hear the gunshot. Scaring them away. You can hear the gunshot. Life. Life gone fire going on. God is waiting for you. Life gone fire going on. Yes, sir. The passable. The donkai, they have kidnapped some people. Watch out. Night in the now. Oh, God. Let's ask some people. So someone has been shot. He's, oh, shit. Right inside his car. Oh, God. He's happening life on our way back. Oh, shit. He's been shot. He's been shot. Hold up. Indy leader. Indy leader. Yeah. Indy leader. Oh, God. What did I tell you? She didn't come. Hey, it's not possible. You don't carry our friends. Hey, you don't carry our friends. Hey, it's your friend. Hey, do not. I tell you, it's a disk car. Hey. It's not possible. I'm talking about the one. This one's the problem, friend. Oh, God. Oh, God of creation. Oh, God. Thank you. Thank you very much. Oh, God. There are some harrowing sin there. You know, travelers are being attacked along the Kaduna Abulja Highway just yesterday. We just really need to put our acts in order and ensure that Nigerians can actually, you know, move around the nation, you know, without having to think about if they would actually get to their destination. Another trend than just, you know, this time around is China issuing a travel advisory tool. They are, you know, to the citizens advising them to avoid some risk or risky areas in Africa. Specifically, they mentioned, they mentioned Kenya. They also mentioned Nigeria. But mercy, the thing that they are pointing out right now is that the citizens are actually being kidnapped in some of these, you know, countries that they have listed. And unfortunately, again, Nigeria is actually in the list. So it brings us back to the issue of, you know, security. And we'll continue to talk about it. Now, I constantly hear or say we want to have, you know, foreign investors. We want people to come invest. It's just basic. It's basic economics that before you can actually achieve XYZ, you have to take care of XYZ. Now, security is a very huge, huge subject. It encompasses the entire economy. If you can take care of the security situation of every country, then you have actually solved, you know, almost have of the problem of that country. Because first of all, this would attract foreign investors. People can actually come to your country and want to do business. Right? That will feel safe. Local investors also. People can want to move from. Right now, do you know that there are some areas that you would not want to go to? Yes, I'm saying to you. They don't want to go to. Not only as a Nigerian, I would not even want to travel to some states in the federation. You know, because of the those coming, you know, from outside the country. So it brings us back to, you know, one and the same thing. Now, unfortunately, because I was going to say unfortunately, I mean, we are the giant of Africa. But we should be, you know, leading by example. It's quite unfortunate. I'm feeling that at this point in time, we should have been able to address the issue of security in Africa so that we can begin to, you know, have a trickle down effect to other. Yes, because at the end of the day, Africa is actually losing. Everyone knows how big and how massive, you know, the Chinese contribution is to the developing world. And Nigeria, for instance, actually is one of the beneficiaries of such investments into Africa. Because if you look at our rail system, if you look at our roads, most of the contractors, the federal government, to use, they are from China. But if there's people who come freely, you know, willingly to Nigeria to want to come and invest or to want to come and work in the country, are not safe and they are being kidnapped for ransom and for other purposes. You know, at the end of the day, our economy will be the worst heat. At the end of the day, our foreign reserves will also dwindle over time. And before we know it, we'll still be talking about huge debts in future. And so, we're just still seeing one and the same thing at the end of the day. I'm hoping that, you know, government across the board will pay attention to this particular issue. It's quite unfortunate that the government of, you know, President Mohammad Buhari came into power. One of the, you know, key issues that this government said that we're going to address is the issue of security. But right now, I really don't know. I can't say I really don't know where we are. You know, the security situation of the country is something to write home about. No, it's not at all. It's not him to write home about. But the issue for me is that over time, we have talked about security. All of the issues what we need to do proactively is as though all of these imput, all of these advice, you know, have fallen on deaf ears. As if we know what to do, but we don't have the will power or the body language is not actually showing that we want to actually get or just leap this particular issue in the boat. But I don't really understand that. So he just brings me back, you know, to some of the conversations I usually have over here and because he's tiring. This is not the first time we're talking about this. Because we're going to be having a conversation about, you know, the security, the show today. Yes. It's not the first time this is happening. It's not the second time. And Nigerians are very intelligent people. We can't say we don't know. We can't say we don't have the resources. But like you rightly mentioned, the body language are we willing to for whatever reason? It could be for personal interest and what have you. But the point is we have refused to actually address the situation the way, I mean, you know, to step in and do what we should do. And so what do you expect? You can continue to do the same thing over and over again. And expect a different result. A lot of trouble. I mean it will be tagged as, you know, madness. And that's the case with us. So I really don't know. It's quite tiring. So we would say, you know, change the security chiefs, change all of this, change all of that. And we know exactly what we need to do. We know exactly. We know the people who are committing this crime. I'm sure you know we know the people who are committing this crime. Because you need to understand that this crime and all of this, I mean, the kidnapping. That committed by humans. And of course, these people did not fall from the sky. Exactly. They're not spirits. They are human beings. They are our brothers, our sisters, our uncles. They are our neighbors who are perpetrating all of this evil. And we know them. And for some reason, we have chosen, you know, to be part of, you know, that conspiracy. And keep quiet. Turn the blind eye. And even when they have been reported, nothing has been done. Arrested, not been made. But even if arrested, made at the end of the day, nothing, no persecution. And that they just go home and they are, you know, reintegrated into the society. Another sad story that is trending online right now is the popular Nollywood actor who just died at the age of 63, popularly known as Baba Sui. I don't know how much he followed Nollywood. I don't know how much he followed the Joruba movie space. But he is actually, or was actually a very popular one. And he played some sort of comical roles. And sometimes I try to understand, you know, those, those things that he says, you know, in his part, because sometimes they're just like completely adrift from the main theme of the movie sometimes. It brings some sort of comic relief, you know, to the movies that he has done and that he will be actually solely missed. He died at age of 63. But I saw a video online where his son was lamenting that not much was done, so much for the dad that he was sick. And they could not really get all the help so that they were sicked. So first of all, I'm not really, I can't say that I have really been very, yes, of course I know him, but I can't say I have been very abreast with that genre of film, right? But of course I know him. I've actually seen him in one or two of those films and comic. And he would be greatly missed because he is a fantastic, a great, he was, we have to speak in the past now. I mean, he was a great, great, fantastic actor. He contributed a lot to the industry. Yes, he did. He was solely missed. For me, I'm beginning to think that it's time that we begin to celebrate people. Usually we get to talk about people when they're alive and all of their achievements. And that's why I'm really glad that during the AFRIMA, was it during the AFRIMA? One of these awards, I can't remember. AFRIMA, Olu Jacobs was given a lot to achieve. Olu Jacobs was actually, you know, recognized. Because we're, I feel like the culture for us is we get to celebrate people when they're no more. So we get to tell them beautiful stuff about themselves and how much they have done and how great. But I'm thinking that it's important that we invite the culture of celebrating people while they're alive and let them know how much they mean to us as a people, as an individual, as a state, as a country. And what have you? Because when the debt is dead, they're dead and gone. There's nothing you can do about it. And they have no business with the leader. People, if you want to, remember, they've got to be with them always. But of course, we would always recall the fact that he's done great stuff. Talking about the fact that he didn't really get help, I have seen that that has become a pattern. A trend in Norleywood. It has become, it's not even a trend only in, it's not limited to Norleywood. So, I mean, some days back, you saw Baba Friar, right? Rantin. He went on this very... Just saying the entertainment world, that is. Yeah. Rantin. Talking about the fact that... About the 250 women in the largest and the whole, David Doe did not remember him as it is. So, but I'm thinking that, first of all, this body should be able to come up with some form of welfare. I don't know how to say it. I was going to say that because they have several kids. They have the ageing, the Actors Guild of Nigeria. They have the Antap that actually controls the Yoruba movie and all of that. But they should have some sort of maybe medical insurance. So, these actors who have actually contributed to our entertainment can have some sort of sucker to fall back to when they are not as active as they used to be and then maybe when they are all falling down to sickness or something. So, they can actually have some sort of a free back. Apart from that, I'm also thinking that it's important that we pay attention to our health. Which is very, very important. In time as well. As long as you're leaving, you're making all of this. You should pay attention to your health. Everyone is on this table. No one is actually left out. You know, because I feel like we live in the climb where we don't pay attention to anything. We don't pay attention to what we eat, the things that we drink. It's when it does actually come that our pushes come to shove that we're not going to start running health is counter. So, further leaving, it's important because I feel like we need to constantly leverage on people's experience. When you say experience is the best teacher. I'm thinking that we need to move away from that experience. If we look at the trend right now, we look at the pattern. You know, everyone falls ill. I'm not saying, I mean, it's normal. But if we begin to pay attention to the leaving, pay attention to our health, while your life, as long as you're making that money, you need to also understand that health is world. And without your health, there's no way you're going to become a great and fantastic actor or broadcaster as well. So, importance to the health. And before me, I just drift a little bit with the fact that we seem to have some sort of that entitlement mentality. So it feels like, oh, you know, people should come to my aid. I'm not saying people cannot be generous. I mean, but let's not make it, let's not make it. You're responsible for your own life. So, but before now, so you would also say that we have support system, right? And that's what I mean. I constantly talk about the support system. The families. That's why I talk about a backup plan, some sort of insurance savings and all of that. Yeah. All right. That's as much as we can take on top trending on the breakfast that this morning, you could actually just go online and follow all of those stories and that, you know, make informed decisions for yourself. Well, we're taking a break and then we'll come back but looking at what the papers are saying this morning to join us again.