NIGERIA; VIOLENCE; WAR (part 2)

"But the only way to defeat terrorism as a threat to our way of life is to stop it, eliminate it, and destroy it where it grows"

George W Bush

The concept of living together as a people is one of the many blessings that humanity has long taken for granted. A lot of people would literally die without it ever crossing their minds, what it actually entails to have another person in close proximity, to relate with, to share with, to believe in, to celebrate with, on who's shoulder to lean on in times of despair and ultimately with whom to co exist.

I would always remember the pre October 1st 2010 Nigeria, while not particularly the most peaceful country in the world, we still walked around without fear knowing fully well that internal disputes and struggles for emancipation fought by different groups were directly targeted at the federal government or its infrastructure cum oil installations. The height would have been the usual non fatal kidnap of expatriates'.

While not validating the above stated, It would never have crossed my mind that the day was soon to come when Nigerians would become so desperate to pass across any message or express their grievances with the government through "human letters". I would never have believed that a day would come when reports of bomb blasts would have become so normal that it no longer attracts more than the usual political clichés and rhetoric's.

Since the independence day bombings that took place in Abuja, and the myriad of others that have occurred in several other cities across the country including port Harcourt, zaria, kadunna Maiduguri, Jos and Suleja claiming over three hundred lives, the federal government and its dysfunctional security apparatus is yet take decisive action against any of the groups that have consistently claimed responsibility for these dastardly acts.

Until every action taken in this country positively or negatively, by either the high and mighty or the poor and lowly, either by a militant group or a terror organisation is made accountable and every perpetrator is brought to justice, we would continue in the obvious downward spiral until [God forbid] war becomes inevitable. It is imperative for the leadership of this Nation to realize that this isn't Afghanistan, Pakistan or Iraq where bombings have become a norm, this is Nigeria where we share African values of brotherly love and care.

I stated earlier in the first part of this series on [Nigeria; Violence and War] that 'there is a systematic sequence that almost always leads to WAR. It starts with agitation- militancy-terrorism- guerrilla warfare and then to full blown WARFARE. Here in Nigeria militancy has gradually metamorphosed into terrorism'.

George w Bush said in the speech he delivered to the American congress a few days after the 9/11 bombings of the twin towers 'Tonight we are a country awakened to danger and called to defend freedom. Our grief has turned to anger, and anger to resolution. Whether we bring our enemies to justice, or bring justice to our enemies, justice will be done.' The time for decisive action is never a minute away, the time is always now. Until the government of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan begins to make examples of lawbreakers in high places, innocent Nigerians would continue to die.

This is a call for justice. Justice for the blood of innocent Nigerians killed by the BOKO HARAM and other terror organisations, justice for the blood of innocent youth corpers killed in suleja Niger state by political desperados, justice for the blood of all the people who have lost their lives due to the negligence of the federal government of Nigeria and its security apparatus and finally justice for the continued peaceful existence of our motherland Nigeria.

We shall overcome; God bless Nigeria

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