The
dilemma confronting the country now is not one of reflating the economy, but
how to contend with the spate of barbaric blood-letting, kidnapping, banditry
and armed criminality. This grim
spectacle spreading like wildfire has even produced a twin terror – that of
beheading! This is not all, another
deadly aspect is the gruesome specter of driving through Nigeria’s decrepit
roads; no matter how strong your composition, your heart is bound to melt or elicit
massive fear; this is no fluke because anyone unfortunate to be caught in the
cauldron will certainly be subjected to savage treatment; in nearly all the
cases recorded there is often little or no retribution or even tepid response
from the appropriate quarters. How Nigeria
descended into this chilling bend is best left to imagination. But to suggest that anarchy is not far from
the corner is a big lie. Regardless of
the dreadful siege, those saddled with the responsibility of fighting back may
not be conveying the right impression.
This appears to be more of a sinister posture not to mention the
perceived obdurate pride displayed in debunking some obvious truths. Some die-in-wool apostles of the
administration ought to rise above petty politicking and face the fact that our
dear country bleeds. This is not the time
for arrogant boastful rebuttals of the real truth. Evil reigns; something more effective and powerful
should be done if only to reassure Nigerians-and possibly pull them from the
brink. Suddenly, life expectancy has
become brutally short amidst unnecessary cheap deaths. This negative trend amounts to foreboding and
should not be allowed to continue; it should be halted. This is where all Nigerians are in unison and
must rise above ethnic considerations, join hands and remedy the
situation. The good news here is that
there is hope. Nigeria was not like this
before; this era of destructive woes will surely come to a peaceful end with
good triumphing over evil!
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