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Where are the true friends of Nigeria?

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February 9, 2020
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The signs are ominous.

The clouds are gather-
ing; imminent storm

beckons. This is no time for
apathy. This is the time for
all peace loving Nigerians to
come together and speak out
in one voice to condemn the
killings going on across the
country. It should go beyond
just speaking; there should be
concrete actions to end this
gloom once and for all.

To say there is heightened in-
security is saying the obvious.

This is not the time to paint

issues with political coloura-
tion. This is not time for ethnic

demonization. This has to do

with the very soul of this coun-
try. Our leaders should for

once step out of their comfort
zones and begin to respond
appropriately to the security

challenges in the land before it
consumes everyone.
From available records, the

number of victims of insecu-
rity is rising by the day. Thou-
sands have been killed in the

past few years. Some of the

events are even under-report-
ed. Kidnapping has taken a

very frightening dimension.
Our highways have turned to
death zones. Boko Haram is
still dancing and waving its

flag. There are first hand re-
ports from victims depicting

the bravado with which the
perpetrators operate as if they

own this country. The insensi-
tive and unrestrained manner

they are going about this gives
one the impression that our
security agents have gone on
recess. It is as if the very root of
our intelligence gathering has

long been compromised.
Like the infamous Abacha

years, Nigeria is drifting to-
wards a pariah state. It is now

ranked as a haven for terror-
ists. Its corruption index level

is abysmally high, one of the
highest in the world. It is rated
as having the highest number
of poverty stricken people,
hence the nomenclature the
poverty capital of the world.
America recently announced it
has commenced withholding

immigrant visas for our citi-
zens. They claim we don’t have

proper records of our true cit-
izens. Kidnapping and bomb-
ing have almost become a way

of life in some parts of the

country. Men, women, chil-
dren, even the men in uniform

and the clergy are not spared.

The murder of the young sem-
inarian, Michael Nnadi, the

CAN officials and 23 innocent
residents of Plateau State are
still very fresh in our minds.
We cannot hurriedly forget the
gruesome manner Mrs Ataga,
wife of a medical doctor was
murdered recently and the fact
that her two little children are

still at the mercy of their ab-
ductors. What becomes of Dr

Ataga, a man who we gathered

have been a blessing to his com-
munity?

We can no longer pretend that
all is well. Our government owe
this country the responsibility
of safeguarding the lives and
properties of its citizens. This
was why it was elected in the
first instance. It is equally our
duty as patriotic Nigerians to
speak out and call our leaders to
order when we perceive they are

missing the track. This is such a
time we must equally knock on
the doors of the members of the
National and State Houses of
Assemblies, Governors and the
law enforcement agencies in the

country, urging them to urgent-
ly do the needful.

We want to call on the inter-
national community, the true

friends of this country to as-
sist the government in fighting

these monsters that are posing
big threats to our sovereignty.

The consequences of not act-
ing fast can better be imagined.

The aftermath of inaction on
the whole of Africa would be
catastrophic. All hope is not lost
if our leaders begin to take the

right actions. We can still over-
come these turbulent times

and come out stronger and
more united.

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