Is Sabah now becoming a haven for terrorists, militants and kidnappers following the latest incident last Saturday night, in which a marine policeman was killed and another kidnapped in Mabul Island, Semporna?
This appears to be so to STAR Sabah chief and Bingkor assemblyperson Jeffrey Kitingan, who sees Sabah’s poor security as having been compromised by a porous border and the rampant issuance of Malaysian ICs.
These, done for the political expediency of the BN, Jeffrey said, has turned Sabah into “a haven for terrorists, militants and kidnappers”.
These recent cases of kidnapping, he said, raised more questions than answers.
“Last Saturday's incident is the fifth reported security breach in a span of four months and only weeks after discovering security risks among its own security personnel as the presence of militants in Tawau,” said Jeffrey.
“What is happening to Sabah’s security? It seems that Sabah is becoming even more insecure since the establishment of Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) and its latest restructuring.
“Is the federal government addressing the Sabah security problems correctly? Is Esscom the right answer to our security problems? Or are there more serious and fundamental social issues that need to be identified and addressed?
“Have the Umno federal government, through the Project IC and recruitment of illegal immigrants as their Umno members and fixed deposit voters, the ‘Malayanisation’ and ‘Islamisation’ of Sabah created a ‘monster’ in its efforts to control Sabah politically?” asked Jeffrey.
“It seems to me that the security incidents in Sabah, including the Tanduo intrusion, the kidnappings, the robberies, the presence of militants on Sabah’s shores indicate a common denominator and connection to having a Malaysian ID or MyKad” he added, Jeffrey, pointing out the difficulty to safeguard Sabah’s borders because many of them are already within our borders.
He explained that besides the ordinary illegal immigrants on the streets, there are also a huge number of “inland foreigners”.
These people, he said, number some 900,000 (or 27.7 percent of Sabah’s population), with various documents. They are being “kept and neglected” without their socio-cultural, socio-economic and educational needs being addressed, except, perhaps, during election times.
It was therefore not surprising, Jeffrey stressed. that during the fire lastb week that razed 30 houses and made 200 homeless in Pulau Gaya, off Kota Kinabalu, for Sabah Chief Minister Adenan Satem to come out and announce housing for 2,000 of them in Kinarut.
He asked whether the houses for the additional 1,800 people were some of the 900,000 “kept and neglected” people.
“The government, it seems, has no political will to send them home or to resolve their presence as well as their needs.
“Physical security is one thing, Esscom and the deployment of its assets is also another thing – but what is the government doing in addressing the social and human needs of this ‘monster’ that it has created?
“The kidnapping incidents since the establishment of Esscom and the attack-cum-kidnapping in Mabul Resort on the heel of the Esscom restructuring and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s short visit to Sabah are very significant.
“What message are these kidnappers and intruders sending to the federal and Sabah governments?
“To me, the message is that we cannot handle the kidnappers and intruders and that we are no match for them, that they are everywhere and that they are the ‘monsters’ that we have created,” Jeffrey added.
This appears to be so to STAR Sabah chief and Bingkor assemblyperson Jeffrey Kitingan, who sees Sabah’s poor security as having been compromised by a porous border and the rampant issuance of Malaysian ICs.
These, done for the political expediency of the BN, Jeffrey said, has turned Sabah into “a haven for terrorists, militants and kidnappers”.These recent cases of kidnapping, he said, raised more questions than answers.
“Last Saturday's incident is the fifth reported security breach in a span of four months and only weeks after discovering security risks among its own security personnel as the presence of militants in Tawau,” said Jeffrey.
“What is happening to Sabah’s security? It seems that Sabah is becoming even more insecure since the establishment of Eastern Sabah Security Command (Esscom) and its latest restructuring.
“Is the federal government addressing the Sabah security problems correctly? Is Esscom the right answer to our security problems? Or are there more serious and fundamental social issues that need to be identified and addressed?
“Have the Umno federal government, through the Project IC and recruitment of illegal immigrants as their Umno members and fixed deposit voters, the ‘Malayanisation’ and ‘Islamisation’ of Sabah created a ‘monster’ in its efforts to control Sabah politically?” asked Jeffrey.
“It seems to me that the security incidents in Sabah, including the Tanduo intrusion, the kidnappings, the robberies, the presence of militants on Sabah’s shores indicate a common denominator and connection to having a Malaysian ID or MyKad” he added, Jeffrey, pointing out the difficulty to safeguard Sabah’s borders because many of them are already within our borders.He explained that besides the ordinary illegal immigrants on the streets, there are also a huge number of “inland foreigners”.
These people, he said, number some 900,000 (or 27.7 percent of Sabah’s population), with various documents. They are being “kept and neglected” without their socio-cultural, socio-economic and educational needs being addressed, except, perhaps, during election times.
It was therefore not surprising, Jeffrey stressed. that during the fire lastb week that razed 30 houses and made 200 homeless in Pulau Gaya, off Kota Kinabalu, for Sabah Chief Minister Adenan Satem to come out and announce housing for 2,000 of them in Kinarut.
He asked whether the houses for the additional 1,800 people were some of the 900,000 “kept and neglected” people.
“The government, it seems, has no political will to send them home or to resolve their presence as well as their needs.
“Physical security is one thing, Esscom and the deployment of its assets is also another thing – but what is the government doing in addressing the social and human needs of this ‘monster’ that it has created?
“The kidnapping incidents since the establishment of Esscom and the attack-cum-kidnapping in Mabul Resort on the heel of the Esscom restructuring and Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak’s short visit to Sabah are very significant.
“What message are these kidnappers and intruders sending to the federal and Sabah governments?
“To me, the message is that we cannot handle the kidnappers and intruders and that we are no match for them, that they are everywhere and that they are the ‘monsters’ that we have created,” Jeffrey added.
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