In the last blog, I said that I shall be shedding more light to the sudden rise of insecurity in our dear country Nigeria. The Blunt truth about it is that the news of rise in insecurity is nothing but a product of media hype!
Boko Haram is No Longer Making the Headline
Ever wondered why the talk about the Bokos are no longer making the headlines? The Insurgents are still around but are no longer getting the kind of attention they used to get in the past. This is partly due to the military activities of Nigerian Armed Forces that continue to deal with them. But, there's another reason, people of the North East and Nigeria at large are no longer buying into the hype, so, there's need for a change in tactics. There's need for the creation of a new security threat!
It all began with some pockets of banditry in Zamfara and Kaduna states that are already plagued with the so called "Herdsmen" attacks and kidnappings...there are also reports of cattle rustlings in Kaduna. But, right now, the most trending is the "Killer Herdsmen".
There are No Killer Herdsmen, It's a Media Hype!
It's no news that politicians own media houses...of course, you don't expect such media houses to carry any news that shall tarnish the image of their bosses do you? Rather, they shall serve as willing tools for the promotion of their pay masters' interests at all times. This is why the AIT would not spare any derogatory piece of information about Buhari in its efforts to discourage people from voting Buhari to power. Nnamdi Kanu had used the Radio Biafra to create a religious following in the South East before he fled shortly after his release on bail. My brother, I can go on and on!
It's not like the clash between the farmers and cattle herders just began a few months ago...it has been there for decades! All talks about the 'Islamization', 'Fulanization' and the 'Killer Herdsmen' are all the brain child of such politicians in the opposition such as Obasanjo, Fani Kayode and Reno Omokri who are all PDP members!
Today, if a goat is stolen in your family compound, it is the 'evil work' of the Fulanis, when there's a armed robbery, it's the Fulanis, when there is a murder...be it high or low, the Fulanis are the Prime suspects! Habba!!!
These are all traits of 'fake news' and ethnic bias! The Champions of these troubling news, especially the Prophet of Doom (OBJ) are all PDP members and they are all out to down play whatever positive achievement that the current administration have made. When there's news of insecurity all over, who cares about the availability of good roads and other public utilities? Absolutely nobody!
They are trying to make the country ungovernable. They figured out that unless they do so, they would stand no chance against the APC by 2023. But, just like in the case of Jonathan, if they create a long time chaos, they stand a good chance to win no matter how well Buhari would have done with other sectors of our national life. You know why? Because, nothing is useful without safety and security of lives and properties!
Looking On the Bright Side!
Nothing in this world is 100% good or Bad. It's always the mix of the two. We, however, classify those things with more evil as evil and those with more good as good. This issue of insecurity in the land gives us a golden opportunity to learn more about our citizenship of a chaotic country as Nigeria. This shall be the focus of the next blog post. What we can do as citizens to end the seemingly gigantic security issues we have.
See you soon!
Boko Haram is No Longer Making the Headline
Ever wondered why the talk about the Bokos are no longer making the headlines? The Insurgents are still around but are no longer getting the kind of attention they used to get in the past. This is partly due to the military activities of Nigerian Armed Forces that continue to deal with them. But, there's another reason, people of the North East and Nigeria at large are no longer buying into the hype, so, there's need for a change in tactics. There's need for the creation of a new security threat!
It all began with some pockets of banditry in Zamfara and Kaduna states that are already plagued with the so called "Herdsmen" attacks and kidnappings...there are also reports of cattle rustlings in Kaduna. But, right now, the most trending is the "Killer Herdsmen".
There are No Killer Herdsmen, It's a Media Hype!
It's no news that politicians own media houses...of course, you don't expect such media houses to carry any news that shall tarnish the image of their bosses do you? Rather, they shall serve as willing tools for the promotion of their pay masters' interests at all times. This is why the AIT would not spare any derogatory piece of information about Buhari in its efforts to discourage people from voting Buhari to power. Nnamdi Kanu had used the Radio Biafra to create a religious following in the South East before he fled shortly after his release on bail. My brother, I can go on and on!
It's not like the clash between the farmers and cattle herders just began a few months ago...it has been there for decades! All talks about the 'Islamization', 'Fulanization' and the 'Killer Herdsmen' are all the brain child of such politicians in the opposition such as Obasanjo, Fani Kayode and Reno Omokri who are all PDP members!
Today, if a goat is stolen in your family compound, it is the 'evil work' of the Fulanis, when there's a armed robbery, it's the Fulanis, when there is a murder...be it high or low, the Fulanis are the Prime suspects! Habba!!!
These are all traits of 'fake news' and ethnic bias! The Champions of these troubling news, especially the Prophet of Doom (OBJ) are all PDP members and they are all out to down play whatever positive achievement that the current administration have made. When there's news of insecurity all over, who cares about the availability of good roads and other public utilities? Absolutely nobody!
They are trying to make the country ungovernable. They figured out that unless they do so, they would stand no chance against the APC by 2023. But, just like in the case of Jonathan, if they create a long time chaos, they stand a good chance to win no matter how well Buhari would have done with other sectors of our national life. You know why? Because, nothing is useful without safety and security of lives and properties!
Looking On the Bright Side!
Nothing in this world is 100% good or Bad. It's always the mix of the two. We, however, classify those things with more evil as evil and those with more good as good. This issue of insecurity in the land gives us a golden opportunity to learn more about our citizenship of a chaotic country as Nigeria. This shall be the focus of the next blog post. What we can do as citizens to end the seemingly gigantic security issues we have.
See you soon!
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