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Jos: Slaughter Capital of Nigeria
The Federal Government of Nigeria owe Nigerians a serious apology for its failure to
end the incessant Jos crisis. Re-occurring crisis of this nature is more than enough to
bring down governments in the developed countries. Without doubts, the Federal
Government, its security agencies and the perpetrators of these crimes should
together be held responsible for the Jos massacre. In my opinion, the government
should be prosecuted for security failures. The primary responsibility of every
government is welfare and security of its citizens. On this occasion (Jos Crises etc) the
government has simply failed.
I will advocate serious compensation from the government to those who lost loved
ones, even though compensation will not bring back lost relatives. By virtue of the
record number of religious crises in Jos and the higher number of deaths resulting
from it, Jos has earned for herself, The Slaughter Capital of Nigeria . Just in a space of
less than 3 months, over 800 people have lost their lives to religious crises. In January
2010, over 300 people were killed. In this month of March 2010, over 500 were
slaughtered. Life is too cheap in Nigeria . I pray that, these killings should be the last. I
pray this prayer each time there is a crisis, but I understand that heaven helps those
who help themselves. In our own case we have not helped ourselves, therefore
heaven might not help us.
To make matters worse, our government has abdicated from their responsibilities
(security and welfare). There is no difference between a state sponsored killings and
the inaction of our government through their security agencies. Government has no
regards for the lives of Nigerians. Government’s inaction also runs counter productive
to some of their programmes like re-branding etc
I was highly embarrassed when some of my work colleagues (mainly Africans from
other countries) confronted me with the news of Jos massacre on March 9th. Earlier in
January (2010), I was also confronted with the same Jos crisis. On each case I was
short of words. Imagine if these people were foreign investors or have friends who
want to invest in Nigeria . These negative stories will never leave their minds whenever
Nigeria is mentioned.
The greatest incitement to crime is the hope of escaping punishment. On the other
hand, soft sentences can boost crimes, an example is the light sentence given to
Olabode George. If the government cannot get tougher with punishing criminals and
perpetrators of religious crises etc, then they will only be toying with our future. No one
is safe. Even the so called “leaders” Nelson Mandela once said that ‘Security for few is
insecurity for all’
Removing the National Security Adviser is not enough. Heads of other relevant
security agencies should also be sacked. Another reason to sack other security chiefs
is the way and manner our President was smuggled inside the country like a thief. I
read from online news sources that most of our security chiefs claimed ignorance of
smuggling of Yar’Adua. We should remember that ignorance is not an excuse in law
and therefore cannot be accepted by Nigerians. There (security services) inaction
means they cannot justify their wages/salaries etc and there is no point wasting the
taxpayers money on whoever cannot justify his/her pay.
The Jos crises is also a serious blow to the people who protested on the streets of
London , Abuja , and New York that Nigerians are not terrorist(s). What more do we
call terrorism than events in Jos. My biggest concern is how to prevent similar crisis in
future? Do we have any assurances from the government and its security agencies
that such incidents will not happen again? What are government plans for those
displaced from their homes and businesses? What about the traumatised children and
women? There are a lot more questions than answers. May God bless Nigeria .
Chinedu Vincent Akuta.
An activist and leader of “Support Option A4 Group” Leicester-UK
akutachinedu@yahoo.com
http://briefsfromakuta.blogspot.com/
The Federal Government of Nigeria owe Nigerians a serious apology for its failure to
end the incessant Jos crisis. Re-occurring crisis of this nature is more than enough to
bring down governments in the developed countries. Without doubts, the Federal
Government, its security agencies and the perpetrators of these crimes should
together be held responsible for the Jos massacre. In my opinion, the government
should be prosecuted for security failures. The primary responsibility of every
government is welfare and security of its citizens. On this occasion (Jos Crises etc) the
government has simply failed.
I will advocate serious compensation from the government to those who lost loved
ones, even though compensation will not bring back lost relatives. By virtue of the
record number of religious crises in Jos and the higher number of deaths resulting
from it, Jos has earned for herself, The Slaughter Capital of Nigeria . Just in a space of
less than 3 months, over 800 people have lost their lives to religious crises. In January
2010, over 300 people were killed. In this month of March 2010, over 500 were
slaughtered. Life is too cheap in Nigeria . I pray that, these killings should be the last. I
pray this prayer each time there is a crisis, but I understand that heaven helps those
who help themselves. In our own case we have not helped ourselves, therefore
heaven might not help us.
To make matters worse, our government has abdicated from their responsibilities
(security and welfare). There is no difference between a state sponsored killings and
the inaction of our government through their security agencies. Government has no
regards for the lives of Nigerians. Government’s inaction also runs counter productive
to some of their programmes like re-branding etc
I was highly embarrassed when some of my work colleagues (mainly Africans from
other countries) confronted me with the news of Jos massacre on March 9th. Earlier in
January (2010), I was also confronted with the same Jos crisis. On each case I was
short of words. Imagine if these people were foreign investors or have friends who
want to invest in Nigeria . These negative stories will never leave their minds whenever
Nigeria is mentioned.
The greatest incitement to crime is the hope of escaping punishment. On the other
hand, soft sentences can boost crimes, an example is the light sentence given to
Olabode George. If the government cannot get tougher with punishing criminals and
perpetrators of religious crises etc, then they will only be toying with our future. No one
is safe. Even the so called “leaders” Nelson Mandela once said that ‘Security for few is
insecurity for all’
Removing the National Security Adviser is not enough. Heads of other relevant
security agencies should also be sacked. Another reason to sack other security chiefs
is the way and manner our President was smuggled inside the country like a thief. I
read from online news sources that most of our security chiefs claimed ignorance of
smuggling of Yar’Adua. We should remember that ignorance is not an excuse in law
and therefore cannot be accepted by Nigerians. There (security services) inaction
means they cannot justify their wages/salaries etc and there is no point wasting the
taxpayers money on whoever cannot justify his/her pay.
The Jos crises is also a serious blow to the people who protested on the streets of
London , Abuja , and New York that Nigerians are not terrorist(s). What more do we
call terrorism than events in Jos. My biggest concern is how to prevent similar crisis in
future? Do we have any assurances from the government and its security agencies
that such incidents will not happen again? What are government plans for those
displaced from their homes and businesses? What about the traumatised children and
women? There are a lot more questions than answers. May God bless Nigeria .
Chinedu Vincent Akuta.
An activist and leader of “Support Option A4 Group” Leicester-UK
akutachinedu@yahoo.com
http://briefsfromakuta.blogspot.com/