ALADE Fawole’s piece, on the back page of Nigerian Tribune edition of Tuesday, July 3, 2012, entitled “Ämerica, Boko Haram and Nigeria”was an academic exercise,and not logical enough. The piece was defensive and contradictory.

He was trying to defend what is not easy to defend. If our government is not capable of containing the deadly activities of the dreaded Boko Haram sect, and the US government has taken up the challenge of dealing with the three evil men who are the leaders of the ruthless gang terrorising and killing innocent Nigerians in some parts of the country, what then is the fuss about that? Na sovereignty we go chop?

Are these Boko Haram leaders not killing their “compatriots”on Nigerian soil? If US security forces assist in exterminating these notorious murderers on our soil, all is well and good. It would be good riddance to bad rubbish.

What remains of our national pride? When Nigeria is being ranked among the top 10 failed states in the world by a global body-Fund For Peace (FFP), in its 2012 annual index data released last month? (Saturday Tribune, June 30, 2012). Nigeria is blessed and if our resources are managed the right way, things would change for the better. Nigeria would produce less criminals, and all our unemployed youths will become real patriots.

We should downplay nationhood and face reality — murderers and corrupt people must not co-habit among Nigerians.
•Tito Coobman,
08103501024.

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Nigeria should have a re-think
written by Jide A., July 19, 2012

Nigeria a failed state where less than 5000 members of so called BK hold 160 million Nigerians and its government to ransom is a shame. It’s also a shame that we require USA to solve the problem of BK for us. The so-called BK strikes successfully at the back door where our troops are stationed in the States that are under Emergency. One wonders if there isn't another secondary BK that is milking government dry. Let us for a while withdraw the troops and allow the people solve their problems, the members of BK are born by same people. A situation where innocent people are kill by BK or reprisal attack shows our inability to solve crisis. We are in a situation where the neighbor is teaching you how to make your bed. We should also be told how much has been spent by government both Federal and States on issues of security over the last 2 years and the beneficiaries. We are now under the bondage of POVERTY+INSECURITY + CORRUPTION = Bad Governance. The result of this mathematics is ANARCHY. The lost of lives and impact of the crisis on the economy is enormous. May Allah the overseer of the universe come to our aid.

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