On Friday October 1st 2010, Nigerians all over the world joined in celebration of Nigeria’s ‘Golden Jubilee’. Amid of the joyous celebration, the unexpected happened. Two bombs went off in ABUJA, Nigeria’s capital city.
Since the Independence Day disaster, bombs have gone off in different states in the country.
With the rate of incessant bombings in the country (especially the one that claimed the lives of 10 youth coppers), the issue of security has become a cause of concern for many.
Although it appears as if it is only the northern part of the country that has come under attack truth is, the perpetrators of this inhuman acts really don’t care where they do it- North, South, East or West. All they care about is that they cause MAYHEM…
The issue of security is a collective one and must not be relegated to the hands of the security agencies only. For the sake of peace, let’s all with one voice speak up against this preposterous act so that this country doesn’t become a ‘safe heaven’ for these rascals.
Knowing well the implications of an unsafe society, we must not allow our beloved Nigeria to become the next Pakistan or Afghanistan where bombs go off incessantly. Already, there are many issues that need urgent address and I don’t think we want to add bombing to the long list of ‘to do’.
Before now, most violence that erupted in the country was assumed to be religiously motivated. Recently, we hear the bombings are political motivated so I wonder if politics is a thing of war.
As far as I’m concerned, RELIGION is a thing of PEACE and POLITICS is not a DO or DIE affair so anybody that perpetrates any act of violence in disguise of RELIGION or POLITICS should have his/her head examined.
No sane (right thinking) human being would take the life of another for the sake of RELIGION or POLITICS… Nigeria is in a threshold of new beginning and so much is been expected from both Nigerians and the international community.
Maybe you are wondering why I wrote this; well, I care too much about this country to see it turn into an inferno. The violence in the NORTH is not peculiar to them only.
The mare facts that this attacks are not happening where some of us are doesn’t mean it can’t happen there. We must therefore not wait until it happens where we are before we condemn this act.
This country has to go forward by any means necessary so let me announce to all those that don’t want progress, IF YOU DON’T WANT TO GO FORWARD, PLEASE DON’T HINDER US.
I will continue to preach the gospel of togetherness, oneness and unity and I entreat everyone to do the same. Nigeria will not get better until we see each other as one people and to do this, LOVE should be given topmost priority.
Love is the answer to most of our problems. With LOVE in our hearts, BOMBINGS will instantly stop. Let’s live in love.
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