It appears the Southeast part of Nigeria learnt nothing from the civil war. Who invites the grim reaper to his own home? Who brings death and destruction upon his own people?

At a time when evil spars against good, we must choose aside. We either opt to be a part of darkness or take a place in the phalanx of virtuous knights. Staying taciturn while evil course through the land like molten magma from a volcano does not absolve anyone of complicity. All who keep silent in the face of evil are accomplices.

A great pestilence is scourging the southeast. The land is crimson from the blood of innocents. There is fear, anxiety and confusion. A region that was once the safest place in Nigeria is in the throes of anarchy. Police officers are being mauled; soldiers butchered; residents targeted, and citizens killed. INEC offices and police stations have been razed. And more public infrastructure is being incinerated daily.

What makes these tragedies more devastating is the open support by some citizens of the southeast. Some of them, particularly those who take residence on social media spreading poison, have rationalised the killings and destruction of public property in the region. They describe the killers and arsonists as ‘’our people’’ and ‘’freedom fighters’’.

When did we become a people who rationalise killings? When did we start appropriating arsonists and criminals? When did we become a people imbued with so much hate and anger? When did we become so emotive and reactionary? When did we become so unfeeling? When did life stop mattering to us? Why have we become the monsters we claim we are fighting? When did wanton killing and destruction become a show of strength for us?

What have we become?

Hypocrisy is a vexatious problem here. Some people defending criminals taking innocent lives because “they are our people; they are freedom fighters”. This is while they spread propaganda against other groups. It is really sickening.

Today happens to be #BiafraRemembranceDay, but instead of being a solemn occasion, there are reports of killings and arsons in the southeast. It is not enough to say #Ozoemena because the southeast is already at war. Igbo leaders would rather skirt around the issue because they do not want to be seen as going against the zeitgeist in the region. They are observing political silence. But anyone who keeps silent in the face of evil is an accomplice.

It appears we learnt nothing from the civil war. Who invites the grim reaper to his own home? Who brings death and destruction upon his own people? Does freedom fighting entail killing and destruction of lives? The southeast is a commercial centre; the multiplier effect of the activities of gunmen in the region is colossal. Businesses will collapse while some will relocate out of the area. Already, some businesses are relocating from the place. Where does that leave us? If the regional economy plummets, families are thrown into poverty and hunger ravages the population, what is the benefit of the agitations?

Read Also: Gulak’s Murder: Ndigbo can’t afford to be linked to senseless murder ― Ngige

What is happening in the southeast is terrorism. We must call it by its character. The killing of citizens; the methodical killing of security agents, and the destruction of public property are nothing short of terrorist acts.

Citizens of the southeast must rise and stop this declension into the void. It is in our greater interest to do so.

These are just my lamentations.

By Fredrick Nwabufo

Twitter @FredrickNwabufo

source: https://newstrack.oak.tv/opinion-what-is-happening-in-southeast-is-terrorism-by-fredrick-nwabufo/

It is very glaring even to the blind that what is happening in the east is a state sponsored attacks. This is the deep state at work. FG is hell bent on destroying the east but they will fail woefully cos God is not asleep

MAY THUNDER FIIIIIRRRRREEEE THIS MAN AND HIS GENERATION.. PEOPLE HAVE BEEN KILLED IN SOUTHEAST NIGERIA BY THE FULANIS AND NO ONE IS TALKING ABOUT IT... IGBOS SHOULD START KILLING ALL THE FULANIS HERDSMEN WITH OPEN GRAZING OF COWS THEY ARE ALL TERRORIST... KILL THEM AND GIVE THEIR BODY TO THE VOLTURE NOTHING WILL HAPPEN... MAY THUNDER FIIIIIRRRRREEEE BUHARI AND HIS SUPPORTERS..

SOUTHEAST HAS NEVER BEEN PEACEFUL SINCE BUHARI WAS ELECTED AS PRESIDENT, THE FULANIS HAS BEEN KILLING PEOPLE...

Wo
Everybody should go their separate ways jare
I don tire for naija

A one Nigeria fulani apologist


Nothing new, minority can have their say on what concerns igbo

oaktvnigeria:
[s]It appears the Southeast part of Nigeria learnt nothing from the civil war. Who invites the grim reaper to his own home? Who brings death and destruction upon his own people?

At a time when evil spars against good, we must choose aside. We either opt to be a part of darkness or take a place in the phalanx of virtuous knights. Staying taciturn while evil course through the land like molten magma from a volcano does not absolve anyone of complicity. All who keep silent in the face of evil are accomplices.

A great pestilence is scourging the southeast. The land is crimson from the blood of innocents. There is fear, anxiety and confusion. A region that was once the safest place in Nigeria is in the throes of anarchy. Police officers are being mauled; soldiers butchered; residents targeted, and citizens killed. INEC offices and police stations have been razed. And more public infrastructure is being incinerated daily.

What makes these tragedies more devastating is the open support by some citizens of the southeast. Some of them, particularly those who take residence on social media spreading poison, have rationalised the killings and destruction of public property in the region. They describe the killers and arsonists as ‘’our people’’ and ‘’freedom fighters’’.

When did we become a people who rationalise killings? When did we start appropriating arsonists and criminals? When did we become a people imbued with so much hate and anger? When did we become so emotive and reactionary? When did we become so unfeeling? When did life stop mattering to us? Why have we become the monsters we claim we are fighting? When did wanton killing and destruction become a show of strength for us?

What have we become?

Hypocrisy is a vexatious problem here. Some people defending criminals taking innocent lives because “they are our people; they are freedom fighters”. This is while they spread propaganda against other groups. It is really sickening.

Today happens to be #BiafraRemembranceDay, but instead of being a solemn occasion, there are reports of killings and arsons in the southeast. It is not enough to say #Ozoemena because the southeast is already at war. Igbo leaders would rather skirt around the issue because they do not want to be seen as going against the zeitgeist in the region. They are observing political silence. But anyone who keeps silent in the face of evil is an accomplice.

It appears we learnt nothing from the civil war. Who invites the grim reaper to his own home? Who brings death and destruction upon his own people? Does freedom fighting entail killing and destruction of lives? The southeast is a commercial centre; the multiplier effect of the activities of gunmen in the region is colossal. Businesses will collapse while some will relocate out of the area. Already, some businesses are relocating from the place. Where does that leave us? If the regional economy plummets, families are thrown into poverty and hunger ravages the population, what is the benefit of the agitations?

Read Also: Gulak’s Murder: Ndigbo can’t afford to be linked to senseless murder ― Ngige

What is happening in the southeast is terrorism. We must call it by its character. The killing of citizens; the methodical killing of security agents, and the destruction of public property are nothing short of terrorist acts.

Citizens of the southeast must rise and stop this declension into the void. It is in our greater interest to do so.

These are just my lamentations.

By Fredrick Nwabufo

Twitter @FredrickNwabufo

source: https://newstrack.oak.tv/opinion-what-is-happening-in-southeast-is-terrorism-by-fredrick-nwabufo/[/s]

Being able to construct a sentence doesn't make one intelligent, this foolish writer is a good example.

The idiot even dropped his Twitter handle, for who to follow? Every fool now thinks they have an opinion. SMH

Because there was a civil War in the past..people should fold their hands and allow another tribe kill them.

Op,pls u better cut dis crap.

This fool never make any reasonable point.



I didn't read it because i know it is same trash.

Fahdiga:
It is very glaring even to the blind that what is happening in the east is a state sponsored attacks. This is the deep state at work. FG is hell bent on destroying the east but they will fail woefully cos God is not asleep

the same way northerners say any attack on Boko haram is an attack on the north but now they know better

The activities of UGM is terrorism no argument
The activities of ESN not terrorism, .
The activities of IPOB tactless, embarrassing and too emotional

Then what is happening in Niger, Kaduna, Zamfara, Bauchi, Gombe, in-fact everywhere; is Banditry right?

Nigeria can only get better when we acknowledged the fact that we are at war and we have an incompetent leader at the helm of affairs..... It beat my imagination how we are still addressing those kidnappers as bandit

It is well!!

If only UGM /ESN will limit their attacks in the bushes with Fulani herdsmen and stop attracting death to our towns cities but it seems their leader want to instigate humanitarian crisis in Igboland at all cost while his useless brainwashed followers are busy supporting the little Hitler of Afaraukwu Ibeku.