The recent bomb blast in which scores of people died and some injured that rocked a motor park in Sabon Gari, Kano, the Kano State capital has again left many Nigerians in a stupor of surprise and pangs of anger and righteous indignation. These frequent bombings in Nigeria have not only dented but denigrated the image of our beloved country nationally and internationally. Furthermore, I wish to describe the blast as serious national and international embarrassment. In addition, it is quite obvious that the incidence have raised fundamental issues about national security, governance as well as Nigeria’s corporate existence. It had been shock, grief and lamentation since the incidence happened.
In view of all the bombings taking place in various places in the country with loss of lives and properties and trying to make the country ungovernable for President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and his team, I think it is absolutely necessary and should be handled as a matter of urgency to seek for external assistance in order to find out the bombers and their sponsors. It is flabbergasting that security agencies have not been able to help matters in this regard. At times, we arrest, the suspects will escape either from cell or while police men were on patrol with them. This is ridiculous!
Whatever the case may be and to all intents and purposes, there is the need for all Nigerians to always be religiously and jealously guided by the words of an elder statesman, octogenarian and first executive President of Nigeria, Alhaji Aliyu Shehu Shagari, a professional teacher and career politician when he said and I quote “the moment in our history demands of all of us the spirit and cooperation rather than the things that divide us, we will have succeeded in bequeathing a fitting legacy to the coming generation”.
The federal government should endeavour as much as practicable to rise to the challenge of unmasking those behind the cowardly and dastardly act no matter how highly of lowly placed in the society and crush them in a most exemplary manner to serve as deterrent to others who would ever think of engaging on destructive act. The bombing in a motor park is as condemnable as it is despicable and regrettable.
However, let this be a time of sober reflection for us all. As Nigerians and international communities condemned the wicked act, let everybody look inward and reappraise what happened. Injustice and oppression cannot but ultimately produce a desire for revenge and or rebellion. Let our deep sympathy go to all who lose their lives, persons,
properties and sense of security. Nigeria needs to be made safe for all, and the federal government should lead and show the way to this purposefully and decisively.
In my opinion, all progressive and articulate Nigerians irrespective of religion and tribe must dislodge the idea of being agents of darkness and destruction. In this connection therefore, it is absolutely necessary with due respect, humility, and sense of responsibility to appeal to all Nigerians no matter the status to remain steadfast, focused on the part of truth, honour, fairness, and justice so that Nigeria can make meaningful progress economically and politically.
With this recent bomb blast in a motor park at Sabon Gari, Kano, one may boldly say that the Nigeria democracy is therefore dangerous if not properly investigated. The way some saw the blast, it might lead to an extent that the falcon can no longer hear the falconer and that things will fall apart. This is not the best for Nigeria’s democratic structure. In the words of Desmond Mpilo Tutu, “Justice must be done to the poor and the oppressed and if the present system does not serve the purpose, the public conscience must be roused to demand another”.
It appears that some of those engaged in the dastardly act must be under sponsorship but God or Allah knows whom or group. Like the immediate past Pope Benedict XVI, while appealing for peace in a massage to commemorate the 2007 World Peace Day (WPD) said “Those with greater political, technical or economic power must not use the power to violate the rights of others who are less fortunate”.
Charles Ikedikwa Soeze, fhnr, fcida, fcai, fscam, cpae, chnr, son, emba, ksq, is a public affairs analyst and Mass Communication scholar from first degree to doctoral level. He is currently Assistant Director (Administration)/ Head, Academic and Physical Planning of the Petroleum Training Institute (PTI), Effurun, Delta State, Nigeria. (08036724193)
charlessoeze@yahoo.com
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