Ibrahim Tia, the regional minister for the North East, has spoken candidly about the psychological toll of the recent attacks in Walewale, stating that his brother died in the carnage and that he is completely traumatized by the experience.
In an interview with Citi FM on Monday, February 17, he recalled his attempts to control the situation through stakeholder engagements. "I engaged the chiefs in Walewale.
I visited the hospital to check on those who were in the bus that got burnt and others who, I heard, had been brutalized by the security forces in the area," he said.
Despite his efforts to de-escalate the situation and provide medical attention for the injured, the violence continued to intensify. "From there, I decided to go to the next village to greet the chief and inform them that the situation was gradually getting out of hand.
