So many questions with no answer...hmmm. Recently, Northern leaders threatened President Goodluck Jonathan to bring back the girls or they wont support him during 2015 election. One thing that kept me frowning is that why use 2015 election as a yardstick in rescuing those girls. Why cant northern leaders come together and look for a solution?
Today the news about the sect taking over Gwoza, southern Borno was all over the media. They are beginning to take over the north one town to the other...taking clues from ISIS.
Does it mean the government really can't tackle terrorism?
First of all, state of emergency was declared in a state that still has a civilian governor...hello!!! In which country does that happen?
Secondly, we heard they know where the girls where but trying to play safe inorder not to endanger the lives of the girls...na wa ohh,
Thirdly, they said Boko Haram equipments are more and even sophisticated than the army. Even political leaders decided to make statements about how the sect has more weapons than the army.Hence, boosting the ego of the sect.
Lastly, the girls have been used for suicide bombing mission...
Lets go back a little, this torment started when the sect came out to say that anything western is anti-Islamic and therefore devilish and should be destroyed. In 2008/2009 this group suddenly attacked police stations across northern Nigeria, destroying properties and killing policemen for no just reason in states such as Bauchi, Borno, Gombe and Kano.
The police responded by capturing their members and executing them. In 2010, the group’s untouched members regrouped and have become more daring and dangerous killing anyone it hates and usually for the flimsiest of reasons. For instance killing a prominent politician – a governorship candidate of ANPP – who openly criticized them, a Muslim cleric was not spared either. A journalist with NTA and several other minor assassinations as well. Carrying out bomb blasts against Western Institutions such as the United Nations in Abuja and the Police head quarters in Abuja (after the IGP called Boko Haram a bunch of minor criminals who pose no real threat to national security), attacking relaxation joints such as suya joints, Mammy Markets in Barracks, churches and INEC offices.
According to Paulipopo, he says... from the way they operate it is quite clear they are ought to undermine the government of Nigeria by accomplishing the following;
1. Spread fear across the length and Breadth of Northern Nigeria especially among the political elite and gain relevance in the process. This is seen by the fact that they will assassinate anyone who publicly criticizes or offends them e.g foiled assassination attempt on Hafiz Ringim and assassination of ANPP governorship candidate in Borno State.
2. Turn the people against the Federal Government by undermining the efficiency of security agencies. They always brag about being able to strike whenever and wherever they want and claiming that they are stronger than our security agencies.
3. Trivialize national issues into religious crisis. Claiming that attacks against Christians are reprisals for killings and cannibalism against Muslims in Northern Nigeria. Yet they also killed a lot of Muslims in Kano recently and telling all Muslims living in the South to relocate to the North and Vice Versa or face death.
4. Promote anarchy by causing confusion and widespread panic. They have no clearly defined targets anywhere there is a public gathering is a potential target. Churches, relaxation spots, government offices, INEC and other government parastatals, Security agencies such as police, army, immigration and their base stations, Mammy Markets and sometimes attacking people by the roadside.
5. Gaining political leverage for their cause. Claiming that more deaths and carnage will be inflicted on Nigeria firstly implies that there will be potential breakdown of law and order leading to declaration of state of emergency and curfews which weakens the state governments further and drives more attention to their demands. This makes them seem more powerful than they really are.
What do you think can be done to tackle terrorism in Nigeria? How can we handle Boko Haram? Bearing in mind that the presidential elelction is just few months away. Do you also think its better we divide Nigeria?
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It an apology that uptill now we haven't rescued the Chibok girls. These politicians are the one sponsoring Boko Haram. Government need to do something sharp sharp before they wipe out all the people in the North and turn it to an Islamic state.
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