By Monday the 17th of November 2014, the
Emergency Rule imposed on the three North-
Eastern States of Borno, Yobe and Adamawa had
exhausted the 3rd tranche of Six Months each.
Effectively, the States have been under Emergency
Rule for 18 Months.
Since the announcement of the extension,
Nigerians have been commenting on the issue
using various Media. For those of us living in
States under Emergency Rule, Some of these
comments are indeed instructive. We have
observed that most of the initial euphoria about the
desirability or otherwise of the State of Emergency
has died down.
Now the comments are mostly on the gains of
process. And majority of commentators are quick
to observe that the situation had gotten worst
since the imposition of State of Emergency on the
three states.
Perhaps it is necessary for those of us living in
States under Emergency Rule to provide an
informed analysis of the gains and indeed the
pains of the process. At the time the Emergency
Rule was first pronounced in May 2013, we in
Adamawa State had pretty little insurgency
activities. Our School System was stable, our
Tertiary Institutions were open and functioning, and
no Adamawa territory was overrun by the
Insurgents. We also had no Internally Displaced
Persons or IDPs anywhere within Adamawa State.
Today, all Schools are closed down; one of the
three Senatorial Districts is in the hands of the
insurgents with a large chunk of second under
threat while we have thousands of IDPs Scattered
all over the remaining portion of the State.
Meanwhile Movement of persons within the State
has been restricted and relationship curtailed.
Under such circumstances, it is difficult to
convince anyone living in states under Emergency
Rule that the process is succeeding.
Apologist of Emergency Rule have always
threatened that if we do not accept it, the president
will withdraw all military forces from our States
and leave us at the mercy of the insurgents. The
president himself had said something similar when
he threatened the Governor of Borno State that if
he withdraws the Military from Borno State, the
Governor will not remain in Maiduguri for a
minute. But recent events have shown that such
threats are even needless. Under Emergency Rule
and with Sundry Military and Police check points
littered all over our roads and high ways,
Insurgents drive through major roads until they
reach their destinations unchallenged. Even the
night time curfews are needless because Mubi
town was taken over in broad daylight.
With Soldiers withdrawing from battle fields in the
name of tactical maneuver, with Barracks being
overrun and an Air Force Base closed in Maiduguri,
what exactly is the worth of the threat by the
apologists of Emergency Rule? Considering that it
took the brave exploits of our youth known as
Civilian JTF to contain the insurgency in some
parts of Borno and Yobe States, and even braver
hunters and Vigilantes to defeat the Insurgents in
Adamawa State and Kala-Balge Borno State, What
are all these threats about? 18 Months under
Emergency Rule I have lost my Nigerian Citizenship
(at least technically) since my home town is in the
hands of the insurgents who have renamed it
‘’Madinatul-Islam”, My children cannot go to
School while I and my family live under Constant
threat of being forced to escape from Yola to God
knows where. How on earth can you convince me
and many others living in states under Emergency
Rule and going through similar experiences that
this thing is working and indeed desirable? While I
get stuck at a Military check point for hours in the
name of Emergency Rule, the insurgents get
unfettered access to pass through these same
areas unmolested and unchallenged.
Yesterday(Monday) I learnt of the pathetic story of
a group of persons that fled Yola to Kano out of
fear. Their Bus which belonged to the NUT had an
accident and they all died. If only Emergency Rule
provided them the safety required, they wouldn’t
have had to risk their lives on the road running
from one danger and falling unto another. If
Emergency Rule were working, will there have been
any need for anyone to flee his ancestral home for
an unknown destination? Aside from the human
tragedy which the insurgency has inflicted on us
and the inability of the Emergency Rule to contain
it, how else do we evaluate this Emergency Rule?
At the beginning when Emergency Rule was
imposed on Adamawa state in 2013, we had been
cautiously optimistic even though we saw more
politics than Security concerns in the declaration.
At that time, Adamawa had purely challenges of
criminals and criminality rather than insurgency.
Now we are no longer even doubtful. The
emphasis of the Emergency Rule has essentially
been to serve some political interest rather than
contain security threats in our States. That is why
Friends of the Presidency have Maiduguri Airport
open to them when they want to land but closed
to all others including the state Governor. That is
why the President will visit Chad with an ex-
Governor of Borno State and exclude a sitting
Governor. That is why the Military will provide
protection for a suspected sponsor of the
insurgency to conduct a political rally in Maiduguri
while communities are left without protection. That
is why the Insurgents over run Mubi and for days
the authorities in Abuja kept quiet.
That is why Soldiers withdrew from Mubi almost
two hours before the Insurgents arrive. That is why
the Leadership of the country can afford to enjoy a
good dance show ever when bombs explode other
parts of the country. In short, Politics is what
makes our leaders celebrate while we mourned.
Since the Presidency had taken a decision to
extend the State of Emergency for another 6
months, our attention will now return to the
National Assembly. Will they sanction this
extension of Emergency Rule? If they eventually do,
what reasons will compel them to do so? Why
can’t the members of the National Assembly
conduct Public Hearings in the affected States to
evaluate the process before acceding to the
President’s request? Why are we being governed
with such level of high handedness as if this is a
dictatorship? The usual excuse that Security
matters should not be discussed in public is all
rubbish. When Soldiers run away from the battle
field into another country it is public knowledge.
When a Military Barrack is taken over by
insurgents it is Public Knowledge. When territories
are taken over and declared Madinatul-whatever, it
is Public knowledge. When thousands are
displaced and rendered homeless in make-shift
camps, it is Public knowledge. Why should
discussions on the plight of the affected
communities, the victims and the experiences of
the brave men and women of services be
classified? Why should inputs from affected
persons be forbidden? Something is definitely
wrong with our own brand of democracy.
After 18 Months of living under Emergency Rule,
one could safely say that for those of us directly
affected, there are more pains than gains. We have
seen many lows and literally no highs. We have
witnessed very little successes in containing the
insurgency within the period under Emergency
Rule. We have observed the supreme sacrifices a
few brave service men and women had to make
even though the gains are few. We have borne the
brunt of the insurgency with pain and hardships.
We have witnessed the disgrace of Camerounian
Gendarmes harbouring and protecting our forces.
We have witnessed a mutiny by our soldiers and a
proxy mutiny by their wives. We have seen our
girls kidnapped and our women forcefully married.
We have seen our Churches burnt and our
brethren slaughtered in cold blood. We have
temporarily lost our nationality and our parents
forcefully relocated to another country. We have
heard several empty promises by our leaders and
Military Commanders promising an end to the
insurgents at dates that come and go. We have
witnessed a phantom cease-fire that ended up
ceasing more of our land. And yet our rulers want
to impose another six months of Emergency Rule
without any change in form or character. May God
Save his People?


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GEJ HAS NOT DECLARED FULL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN THOSE STATES.

Sowi broo,so wat Wud u suggest ?

So you dont want the army ?

Hmmmm....for me i dont fink dia is any need to still hav a state of emergency in d 3 state

To many story, please the government should not extend the SOE and all troops must be withdrawn from the northeast, so they can have peace.

atlwireles:
To many story, please the government should not extend the SOE and all troops must be withdrawn from the northeast, so they can have peace.

Hv peace in d hnds of boko haram ??