Nigeria is a land of the absurd, the strange and the illogical. So
last Wednesday, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) organized
to kill himself? Well, that is what those who see Nigeria through
the lens of the 2015 elections want us to believe. There are
many things wrong with politics and politicians in Nigeria but
General Buhari is well and truly above that. Even his opponents
admit he is well and truly above board when it comes to the
shame and corruption that accompany Nigerian politics. There
was clearly a suicide bomber and the bomber was obviously
desperate to ensure the retired General was part of his
eventual carnage. The incident has since happened, scores
have died and Nigerians in their usual way have moved on.
Had we lost the General, the reaction from his supporters and
fanatics could easily have plunged Nigeria into its worst chaos
in a long time.
We have a problem on our hands as terrorists continue not just
to maim and kill but to set us against one another. Following
each terrorist attack are the accusations and counter
accusations. “They know only Igbos sell in that market, so they
chose that market to bomb of all places in the north,” is a
classic response from a bomb blast that ripped through Kano in
northern Nigeria. It did not matter to the person who wrote the
words that there is no way anyone would bomb a public place
in Kano and not kill more northerners. Even if we took for
granted that only a particular ethnic group sells wares in a
selected Kano market, should we also assume all the
customers and buyers are from the same place? When bombs
go off in a church, you are likely to read, “this people are only
killing Christians, it is a war against Christians.” You are not
likely to read anything from such people when a Mosque gets
attacked or when the insurgents kill a revered Islamic scholar.
Those who see the world through their bias often times do not
see it through the eyes of logic. So they are not likely to
remember than bombs are not capable of separating people
into ethnic or religious groups, bombs kill and maim everyone
within the radius of impact.
That is the same logic to apply when someone like General
Buhari survives a major attack that had his vehicles destroyed.
That if the terrorists could strike right at a point where one of
the nation’s could easily have been killed, they can get anyone.
If they missed a major Islamic cleric by a matter of minutes
and have killed some other ones, they certainly do not
discriminate in terms of their intent; they want to kill anyone
not open supportive of their evil and they are not afraid to go
after high profile targets just as they kill the poor every other
day if not everyday in the northeast.
We need a bi-partisan approach to the war on terror. We are of
course not likely to get it soon if someone as highly involved as
the minister of state could share an article link claiming one of
the major opposition parties is supportive of Boko Haram. This
is despite the fact that Boko Haram predates the party by at
least 10 years. How can we have a bi-partisan approach to this
war if politicians across the board insist on making this more
about the 2015 elections than about what it is; a war on our
country, our people and our way of life?
And if politicians insist on making it political all the time, what
is the role of citizens and civil society? If the numbers get
crunched, Nigeria’s poor masses have suffered a lot more in
the hands of terrorism. The least we can do is to stop echoing
the voices of those who insist on making this about politics and
nothing else.
Objectively,what do u tink?

that was d same thing I asked myself when I saw d headline d other day

NOOO

he may have stage the whole thing in other to distance himself as a bh moneybag. Or some people in his party wants him dead or want to cause regional unrest.
But it is impossible that the presidency has any thing to do with it.

Emmafrancis: he may have stage the whole thing in other to distance himself as a bh moneybag. Or some people in his party wants him dead or want to cause regional unrest.
But it is impossible that the presidency has any thing to do with it.

Pls try and read tru d body of d write up!

People promoting that logic should remember to ask the same question if (God forbid) Jonathan or anyone close to them survives tomorrow.

People like these are doing all they can to use their tongue to set Nigeria ablaze. It will not work!

Its either my Grammer is Rusty or the Heading of your Post tried to kill itself!

IdomaLikita: Its either my Grammer is Rusty or the Heading of your Post tried to kill itself!

Well,jus like u ve suggested ur grammar might actually be rusty. U can hep by applyin a little bit of lubricant. Tnx

ALISMILE: Well,jus like u ve suggested ur grammar might actually be rusty. U can hep by applyin a little bit of lubricant. Tnx

I leave it to NL English Experts to Arbitrate! Just don't "MODIFY"!!!