🇳🇬 Just before the lights are turned off!
The primary responsibility of the government is to protect its citizens, failing to do that, every other achievement can be wiped out by just 2 days of war. Clearly, from the North to the South the State has lost it's monopoly of violence
and a clear strategy on how to retain control on behalf of the citizens.
None State actors can not bring stability. They can dilliver blood, the temporary feeling of victory in revenge and counter revenge until the last person standing falls.
It is ONLY the State that should restore its authority by gaining the confidence of the citizens in a war situation. Be consistent in reactions to all the conflicts without any hesitations and resort less on knee jack responses.
The escalation of the conflict in Nigeria will only produce one resolution, endless carnage that will make the Liberian, Syria Leone and Biafra 1 Wars look like a child's play.
From President Buhari (Who has thus far failed with regards to dealing with insecurity).)to state Governors, local government officials, lawmakers (who pretend like they are not also charged with the responsibilities to create an enabling environment to improve security)
to the least person in government across the political and regional divide, a decision needs to be made, to either continue to politicise the crisis, do nothing and wishing the situation will improve or putting differences aside,
doing something putting the safety of the people and Nigeria over and above everything else or watch Nigeria slide into an unwinnable war. It is the very poor in all the nooks and cranny of the country that will end up being sacrificed as they are being sacrificed at present.
In the absence of the State, the people are already resorting to self help, enemies are defined in blury lines and crisis entrepreneurs in government, civil society, religious organisations are smiling to the bank.
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I have seen a number of people asking why the UK isn't holding Nnamdi Kanu for masterminding large scale assassinations and terrorism in Nigeria.
The answer is, the Nigerian government isn't serious about using well established UK processes in seeking extradition or prosecution.
There are clearly documented records of Nnamdi Kanu's radio broadcasting from the UK; violating laws requesting his militias in Nigeria to target, kill opponents. It is not for @UKinNigeria to do the job of the Nigerian government. Too many misfits in our national institutions.
I will limit the conversation here, when your foreign policy and diaspora engagement is centred over "eye service" and you have no clear policy or strategy to counter propaganda. You will always be playing defence. Do I even want to mention the info Minister still in 1970 mode?
In 2008 I chose my 2nd Masters research topic "International Small Arms Regime And The State: The focus was on Africa and Nigeria."
Professor Peter Gowan pulled me to his office and said "Do you really want to do it?" I told him I suspect Nigeria will be the next Ground Zero.
Dr Marko Bojcun saw my topic by "accident". If I had not met Dr Bojcun, my work would have just been an "academic exercise". Marko it was who linked me with contacts. I was able to visit 4 core small arms supply routes in Europe. Uncover Nigerian players in the market.
A contact in Bosnia linked me up with a Nigerian player. He was one of the most important player in the illegal small arms trade. He claimed then he doesn't supply Nigerian clients out of principle.
That turned out to be a lie. I only found out in Abuja on the 1st October 2020.
Interesting parapo meeting today, anger, lots of 'THEY' vs 'US'. The zoom meeting was well attended. People threatening fire, thunder, tagging those of us calling for calm "Traitors".
Then I asked, how many of your children were involved in the Ibadan killings today? SILENCE!
Then one of my "Comrade" himself and his wife are always jumping from @channelstv to @ARISEtv. I asked him, aside your television rounds, have you ever handled an AK47? Simple question, he called me a bastard.
I asked will your Ibadan radio station host 100 Eso's? SILENCE!
Then another one, he was Afenifere lackeys, during the Ajegunle crisis, the same one who chopped money meant for young Yoruba who were defending their streets, mane died needlessly. I asked when last he visited Eso zones across Yoruba land. SILENCE! He kept ranting Fulani bla bla
Governor Ortoms latest 11 minutes anti-Fulani rant was Ortom's at his very best, if there is one area he hasn't failed as Governor, it is blaming the Fulani for everything wrong whit his government, but let us separate the message from the messenger. He raised some VALID POINTS.
You may disagree with Ortorm and heaven knows he's an opportunist whose only achievement as Benue Governor is his rabid anti-Fulani rants and generally criminalizing the Fulanis without even any attempt to separate the criminal elements from peace-loving Fulanis.
is a perfect opportunity for Ortom and some of his other Governor colleagues to cover their own incompetence, but you cannot argue against Ortoms valid point that the President, Muhammad Buhari has acted in ways that have left even some of his staunch supporters baffled.
Sunday Igboho accuses Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II of Cowardice and betraying Yoruba people. Propose the use of AK47 to attack those he suggests are betraying the Yoruba people.
(In Yoruba)
"Ooni of Ife Oba Adeyeye Enitan Ogunwusi, Ojaja II is an animal and he's insane., @MBuhari is scared of me but Ooni failed to speak the truth to Buhari" Sunday Igboho
"Stop wearing "Lawani" or else...." Sunday Igboho warns Oluwo of Iwo Oba Abdulrasheed Akanbi as he accuses @AsiwajuTinubu of influencing Yoruba Kings.