LET IT SNOW! LET IT SNOW!! LET IT SNOW OOOOOOO NEVER WILL IT SNOW IN NIGERIA.
You might be wondering if I am daydreaming as a result of some kind of psychedelic music or an hallucinogenic drugs given the heading of my piece no no no nothing like that at all; rather my piece here was influenced by the latest news coming from motherland Nigeria in respect of the massacre of shia muslim in Kaduna.
It is almost Xmas and it is snowing heavily in my part of the world but the bloody narratives coming out of motherland Nigeria leaves one to ask "metaironically" if it will ever snow in that clime.
We are leaping foot in our mouth with the explanation given by the Nigerian army spokesperson for the bloodshed from their encounter with the Shia muslim procession in Kaduna.
The blockage of the road by a group of citizen cannot and should not be used as an excuse for such carnage even if the chief of army staff is involved as it was in this questionable circumstance, there is always the need on the part of the Nigerian army to show restraint as a proffessional force.
Incidents like these are commonplace in Nigeria where and when Nigerian army officers used excessive force against civilian population.
A case in point is the burning of LAGBUS and shooting of civilian in Lagos just because of simple disagreement.
It is also common knowledge that Nigerian army officers often refused to pay when they board mini transports called Danfo claiming to be staff and when questioned the poor driver and conductor get beaten up. These two examples are just a tip of the iceberg in terms of human right violations involving the Nigerian army against civilians.
I am not here speaking for the Shia movement neither am I against the Nigeria army, but too many unfortunate incidents like these makes one feel as if the Nigeria army is above the law of the land or are they an island in the middle of a big ocean called Nigeria.
If there was a blockage of the road while the Chief of army staff was travelling in a motorcade, it is incumbent on the police to clear the road and I want to assume that the procession must have gotten permission from the commissioner of police before they venture out on their "journey".
Note: It is an assumption I might be wrong.
Is this a case of overzealous Nigerian army officers willing and trying to protect their superior thereby using excessive force taking into consideration the previous experience with an attempt by Boko Haram to attack the chief of army staff in Borno.
I want to appeal to the Military high command to educate and reorientate their men to adopt a democratic paradigm of conflict resolution in most of their encounters with the civilian population of Nigeria.
We appreciate what you are doing for the nation and understand that you are under extreme stressful situation to do a good job of eradicating Boko Haram but note that you need the populace to achieve this ultimate goal.
LONG LIVE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
OTUNBA ADE ILEMOBADE is a philosopher
Twitter: @pearl2prince
It is almost Xmas and it is snowing heavily in my part of the world but the bloody narratives coming out of motherland Nigeria leaves one to ask "metaironically" if it will ever snow in that clime.
We are leaping foot in our mouth with the explanation given by the Nigerian army spokesperson for the bloodshed from their encounter with the Shia muslim procession in Kaduna.
The blockage of the road by a group of citizen cannot and should not be used as an excuse for such carnage even if the chief of army staff is involved as it was in this questionable circumstance, there is always the need on the part of the Nigerian army to show restraint as a proffessional force.
Incidents like these are commonplace in Nigeria where and when Nigerian army officers used excessive force against civilian population.
A case in point is the burning of LAGBUS and shooting of civilian in Lagos just because of simple disagreement.
It is also common knowledge that Nigerian army officers often refused to pay when they board mini transports called Danfo claiming to be staff and when questioned the poor driver and conductor get beaten up. These two examples are just a tip of the iceberg in terms of human right violations involving the Nigerian army against civilians.
I am not here speaking for the Shia movement neither am I against the Nigeria army, but too many unfortunate incidents like these makes one feel as if the Nigeria army is above the law of the land or are they an island in the middle of a big ocean called Nigeria.
If there was a blockage of the road while the Chief of army staff was travelling in a motorcade, it is incumbent on the police to clear the road and I want to assume that the procession must have gotten permission from the commissioner of police before they venture out on their "journey".
Note: It is an assumption I might be wrong.
Is this a case of overzealous Nigerian army officers willing and trying to protect their superior thereby using excessive force taking into consideration the previous experience with an attempt by Boko Haram to attack the chief of army staff in Borno.
I want to appeal to the Military high command to educate and reorientate their men to adopt a democratic paradigm of conflict resolution in most of their encounters with the civilian population of Nigeria.
We appreciate what you are doing for the nation and understand that you are under extreme stressful situation to do a good job of eradicating Boko Haram but note that you need the populace to achieve this ultimate goal.
LONG LIVE THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
OTUNBA ADE ILEMOBADE is a philosopher
Twitter: @pearl2prince
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