It's been almost six years of hell in Nigeria since the current regime of general Muhammad Buhari rigged itself into power and took over the mantle of leadership in 2015, from a peaceful and civilized President Goodluck Jonathan
Before the 2015 presidential election that brought Buhari into power, he had contested three times and lost, after the last one he lost in 2011, we saw how he instigated his kinsmen against innocent citizens of Nigeria especially in the north. They killed thousands of innocent Nigerians while protesting the election result. To date, no one has questioned the death of those Nigerians, the perpetrators are still moving about freely
Recall, the first time that Nigerians got familiar with the word "austerity" was in 1984 during the regime of the same man general Muhammad Bihari, his regime was characterized by blood baths, sorrow, tears, and hardship all over the country, he travelled all over the world telling everyone that cared to listen that Nigerians are senseless, corrupt and disciplined that the late afro beat legend, Fela Anikulapo Kuti had to sing a song with it
The most recent one, before the 2015 general election, general Buhari threatened to soak "monkeys and baboons" in blood if he lost the election to Goodluck Jonathan, the people he referred to as monkeys and baboons are Nigerian citizens. To date, no one has ever dared to question that statement
The same Bihari was reported to be a Boko haram sympathizer by CNN. Buhari once said that "an attack against Boko haram is an attack against the north" he also said during his presidential campaign in the north that he was not going to rest until sharia is spread and practiced in every state of Nigeria. For a man to have such a portfolio and still got elected into an office as important and delicate as the presidency of a nation still baffles me
A government that promised to end the Boko haram insurgency within six months, but today Boko haram is gaining more ground by the day, kidnapping and killing people every day. And to make the matter worse, Fulani herdsmen suddenly became so powerful that even mere mention of them sends fear to everybody
How on earth will a herder get an ak47 rifle and use it to kill people every day and none of them has either be charged apprehended, charged, or sentenced since 2015. Not even one
Fulani herdsmen invade people's villages, rape their women, kill the people and take over their land by force, and the government does nothing, soldiers and police will look away as if nothing is happening. How did we get here?
What annoys me most is the fact that Nigerians are still looking up to the government to act when it's obvious that they don't care about the lives of the citizens, the killings that took place at lekki toll gate during the #endsars protest is a clear evidence
The ideal thing to do now is for each region to provide security for its people because even our national security has been compromised. Every day we wake up to the news of attacks, killings, and so on and these killings are carried out by the same people Fulani herdsmen. They are rated the third most dangerous terror group in the world yet their hist country doesn't even see them as a threat, they are even being protected by the government
Orlu is under attack right now by the Nigerian military for no other reason but because the southeast formed a security network to protect their land against Fulani herdsmen terrorism because the government has failed to protect them.
Now everybody is saying "pray for orlu, pray for or" that's what we have been saying sin e 2015 that Fulani herdsmen have been killing people in Nigeria. Pray for agatu, pray for udi, pray for Kaduna, pray for this, pray for that... Since we have been praying, what has happened?
It's time the people identified their common enemy and problem and fight them head-on with one voice. Let all the regions come together and agree that there are a problem and a common enemy. Let the people set politics aside. Forget about tribe and religion this time and face the common enemy
Until we unite as a nation and fight our common enemy, they will continue to divide and kill us till they take over the entire nation. A word is enough for the wise. Let's stop praying and start acting now. Nigeria must be better
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