I speak with a deep sense of sorrow, yet, mixed with a sharp instinct of hope, from ABC of Terrorism, Power and Politics in Nigeria: How we can avoid WAR.
despair.
I speak to all: men and women; haves and have-nots; the dregs, street urchins, pot-bellies, homed and homeless; the people in power, lawmakers in Abuja and in states, armed and defenseless people alike. My wife woke up midnight to cover our child with blanket as the cold wind crept in. Suddenly, she started, sobbing, then cried, then, a sudden shriek that stirred me up from my room. I rushed to her. What is the matter.?
‘I remember the kidnapped children in the bush, the chilly wind, the mosquitoes, their tears, their pain. Who will cover them as I do for my child?,’ she said.
Micheal Oyedokun was beheaded, probably in the presence of tens of toddlers kidnapped by terrorists in Esiele, Orire Local Government in Oyo State. It is now more than two weeks. Life goes on. Reports say over 600 pupils and teachers have been abducted, some remain in captivity, yet N145billion has been invested in Safe-School Scheme.
