Before I go any further, I will like to remind us
that I'm not a news agency, so this is not a news. Just me voicing my opinion
on the present state of Nigeria - WE ARE AT WAR
The terrorist group called Boko Haram is tearing up the country slowly and the reaction of the
citizens (80% of the population) is disappointing.
Boko Haram which means western education is forbidden, started by bombing churches and yet
they say it is against education. We all know that's a load of crap - But that
is not the focus of this post. The focus is on the reaction of Nigerians
You
see the reaction of Nigerians far away from the bombings was just, a little sentiment
"ehh, eeya, may God help the
families", "ah it will not be well with this hausa people o",
"thank God none of my family member or friends are there" - Because
as long as it's just some ish happening
far away and not affecting me directly, it is cool right?
Even
the president of Nigeria went dancing and singing at a campaign rally while
nation mourned bomb blast victims 2 months ago. Our lives mean nothing, as long
as your family is safe, it's all good.
Look
at the incident concerning the chibok girls.
Abubakar
Shekau, the face of boko haram said, "just
because I took some girls, everybody is making noise..."
I agree to that. Don't get me misunderstood. My
point is, people were bombed (burned alive or had buildings collapse on them), reaction:
sentiment. Girls were kidnapped, reaction: noise (#BringBackOurGirls)
I
still wonder who this bring back our girls thing is directed to.
The
president? The elites? Governors? The army? Politians? Foreign power? or Boko
Haram? Who?
I
wonder, why was Ex Gov. Bola Tinubu holding a board with the inscription
"BringBackOurGirls Sharply" and smiling? Is it a joke? Is this funny?
Look
at Mitchell Obama's face, she isn't even from Nigeria but you can see the
sadness on her face
or
Dwayne Johnsons face, he looked like he was about to go "Rock Bottom"
on Jonathans' ass or Shekau...which ever.
They
say BringBackOurgirls
is to show that people will not rest until the girls are brought back.
Err..that's lie..I am resting.. You are resting.. So stop
lying , you'll go to hell.
The
only people not resting are the military (mainly
the field soldiers though). And the soldiers could have been able to
contain the insurgency, at least thwart most of their plans and save lives, if
not for them being inadequately equipped and the presence of bad eggs at the
top (in the political sector and military,
but shhh, try exposing and you get killed).
I
was pissed when I heard the president say, "we have help from abroad, so I'm
optimistic that we will find the girls" - like shut the f**k up mhen (pardon me sir...lol... I gass be safe )
But
really, Is our own army for show? Cant the bad eggs set the foreign military up
also? Better go do some weeding, take out the bad eggs and fund the soldiers,
equip them well.
Even
a kid that plays call of duty will not pick a Kalashnikov 47(AK-47) to fight terrorist with STG-44 #JustSaying
We
are underestimating the boko haram terrorist.
I
saw a couple of videos and pictures from my uncle (for security reasons, I cant
post what he said or upload any of the pictures or videos here). The weapons of
the terrorist is not "stick and stones", they have something as
deadly as a M12 FAV 'warthog", while the Nigerian army is battling them
with Kalashnikov - I pity them.
As
my uncle put it, "Boko Haram is
dealing with us. We kill few of them, they kill and injure a lot of us"
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| M12 FAV "Warthog" |
We
all thought they will die down the same way they came, suddenly. But instead
they are getting more brazen
"the moment
you underestimate your enemy, you lose the battle before it begin" - Art of War
Boko
Haram is not doing random bombings as we all think. They are bombing
strategically.
Some Thoughts
· can we have
checkpoints in strategic places to be able to respond rapidly to a suspicious
sighting. After all, we need an army that will protect us, not one that counts
the amount of dead and injured in an explosion.
· can the army
stop violating humanitarian rights (what makes you different from what you are
fighting). Stop beating civilians and doing whatever you want on the streets.
You are here to protect or enforce lordship. Illegal searches, torture and extrajudicial
killings should be stopped.
· fortify the
soldiers well. I heard a sad story of a boy that just finished from the Nigerian
Defense Academy and got sent to the battle ground to join the fight against
Boko Haram...he died...all 5 years in the academy gone to waste. It won't hurt to give the soldiers warthogs or gladiators, riot shields, flash bangs...(if you don't have them,
then shame on the military). If you cant do an air strike because of civilian
casualty, at least air scout will help a lot. The lives of the soldiers should
be considered as well as the civilians too
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Let
me stop here, the president is not reading this
But
as they say, " you are 5 people away from someone "important""
My
point is, let's get passionate and talk/do something
If
a bunch of students can get passionate about the changing of their school name
from unilag to maulag, then a majority of us can cause a change by being driving
by our passion to act.
Ye
that can pray, pray (the most important). Ye activist, activate something. Ye
Elites, connect with your connections and Oga at the tops in the military, help
the field soldiers.
We
need to stop acting like it's all cakes and cream - this is war. So threat is
as such, get serious.
Thank you for reading. Have a nice day
