lord just open the floor gate of heaven and cleanse nigeria

conspiracy theorist,I hail oooooooo!!!!!!!!!

DeZoro: I don't know why we always try to read meaning to everything in Nigeria. Thoughts am not a fan of Buhari but I strongly conderm the saying that Buhari tried to kill himself. I am in Kaduna and u knw how these people behave. God has just spared us from another war that would had split this nation. God bless NIGERIA.

Indeed, we dodged the bullet.

dont8: By Japheth Omojuwa:


Omojuwa


Had we lost the General, the reaction from his supporters and fanatics could easily have plunged Nigeria into its worst chaos in a long time.

Nigeria is a land of the absurd, the strange and the illogical. So last Wednesday, General Muhammadu Buhari (Rtd) organized to kill himself? Well, that is what those who see Nigeria through the lens of the 2015 elections want us to believe. There are many things wrong with politics and politicians in Nigeria but General Buhari is well and truly above that. Even his opponents admit he is well and truly above board when it comes to the shame and corruption that accompany Nigerian politics. There was clearly a suicide bomber and the bomber was obviously desperate to ensure the retired General was part of his eventual carnage. The incident has since happened, scores have died and Nigerians in their usual way have moved on. Had we lost the General, the reaction from his supporters and fanatics could easily have plunged Nigeria into its worst chaos in a long time.

We have a problem on our hands as terrorists continue not just to maim and kill but to set us against one another. Following each terrorist attack are the accusations and counter accusations. “They know only Igbos sell in that market, so they chose that market to bomb of all places in the north,” is a classic response from a bomb blast that ripped through Kano in northern Nigeria. It did not matter to the person who wrote the words that there is no way anyone would bomb a public place in Kano and not kill more northerners. Even if we took for granted that only a particular ethnic group sells wares in a selected Kano market, should we also assume all the customers and buyers are from the same place? When bombs go off in a church, you are likely to read, “this people are only killing Christians, it is a war against Christians.” You are not likely to read anything from such people when a Mosque gets attacked or when the insurgents kill a revered Islamic scholar. Those who see the world through their bias often times do not see it through the eyes of logic. So they are not likely to remember than bombs are not capable of separating people into ethnic or religious groups, bombs kill and maim everyone within the radius of impact.

That is the same logic to apply when someone like General Buhari survives a major attack that had his vehicles destroyed. That if the terrorists could strike right at a point where one of the nation’s could easily have been killed, they can get anyone. If they missed a major Islamic cleric by a matter of minutes and have killed some other ones, they certainly do not discriminate in terms of their intent; they want to kill anyone not open supportive of their evil and they are not afraid to go after high profile targets just as they kill the poor every other day if not everyday in the northeast.

We need a bi-partisan approach to the war on terror. We are of course not likely to get it soon if someone as highly involved as the minister of state could share an article link claiming one of the major opposition parties is supportive of Boko Haram. This is despite the fact that Boko Haram predates the party by at least 10 years. How can we have a bi-partisan approach to this war if politicians across the board insist on making this more about the 2015 elections than about what it is; a war on our country, our people and our way of life?

And if politicians insist on making it political all the time, what is the role of citizens and civil society? If the numbers get crunched, Nigeria’s poor masses have suffered a lot more in the hands of terrorism. The least we can do is to stop echoing the voices of those who insist on making this about politics and nothing else.

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Japheth J Omojuwa lectures at Berlin’s Freie Universitat and can be reached at jj.omojuwa@fu-berlin.de and @omojuwa

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WE HAVE LOST ALOT OF JUNIOR CITIZENS OF THE COUNTRY BUT A SENIOR CITIZEN ATTEMPTED MURDER WANTED TO CAUSE CHOAS AMONG THE POLITICAL PARTIES ...........IT SEEMS THE POPULACE WHO ARE SEEN AS JUNIOR CITIZENS MEANS NOTHING TO THE ELITE.NIGERIA IS SOMETHING ELSE,TO REMEMBER IF INNONCENT PEOPLE KILLED ARE CONSIDERED AS NOTHING.

PDP propaganda, Asari is a First class Lunatic.

This EDiot is not even in Nigeria

The writer of that article is a first class comedian!

The truth is that when the bombs aim at mosques, they are discovered and defused. But when they aim at churches and Christian-dominated communities, they blow off. When they aim at Buhari, he survives. But all others die.

Please emotions are still too raw for posts like this. Leave people to mourn in peace

Na wa ooo

Talk is easy particularly when you are in a Berlin cosy environment.

This one no be the Japhet Omojuwa wey dem talk say get mouth odour?







Oh well, its none of my business. ...

Lotta People viewing this thread..

Distractors! Can you guys just allow this country to just move on despite its daunting challenges. Buhari is one among those perceived to be untouchable in this country, OP, if your story is true, can you or anybody do anything about it?

Stop causing more problem!

WTF IS THIS COCONUT HEAD

The writer is correct..why would the Northerners destroy their economy...if Buhari had died we would have been plunged into a civil war..someone wants to divide us...someone wants to turn us against one another..

Thank God for his life but seriously let's get over it. Ordinary people were killed this morning in the NNPC kano bomb blast. Nobody is going to write a column for them. They are just numbers. As usual we refer to them as '5 killed 8 injured'. Buhari was not even injured and we no go hear word.we must stop these attacks.

I don't think Buhari planned this too. Boko Haram just don't respect anybody, they are out to de-stabilise Nigeria.

Sure , he did

Celepope: I hate when people
give this silly boy called Omojuwa audience.A young boy filled with bile about his own country.Nonsense

I don learn new name, Omojuwa!

The guy sure looks like a Councillor aspirant in his ward, thereby looking for Buhari's attension in APC.....

All dis bombS BOBO is throwin,rememba God dey.

berem: A reasonable fellow has spoken. He who has ears let him hear!

God bless General Muhammadu Buhari

. Finally a sensible person commented. "The truth is bitter" dey say. Peoples comment on this thread is a great proof of that statement >: >: >:

Can somebody please tell me who Japheth Omojuwa is

@ Jacket abi na Jackpot, you have seen yours through the eye suffering from glaucoma or catarract. Ever since Arik bought back your "missing" ipad, you have been showing yourself and writing poos. Don't impose what you saw on others who have also viewed same thing via another lens or spectrum. Your sighting maybe wrong you know. Need I add that we are yet to have a unifying factor in this nation. Until we hv a binding force greater than what divides us, greater than that ethnic propensities witnessed in every nigeian even on NL, hmm! We are doomed as a nation. Foothbal for now is what unites us all. Every time, Nigeria is playing against any nation, you would see an unflinching support n patriotic n bold allegiance to this nation across board. Within that 90mins we shed our cloak of ethnic disparity. After the match, we put on our garb of ethnic sentiments sewn with a feragamo sense of inividuality. Maybe when a nation with a sovereign name bombs us like bokoharm then we would arise as one nation to fight back.

If Northerners could kill a retired top military man like Mohammed Shuwa and attempt to kill another like Mohammed Buhari, it simply indicates the northern top military class have failed the region.

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chibwike: .

that sympathy he initially planned to gain from nigerians so as to aquire votes..he is now getting it....they did not bomb him since...its now that elections are round the corner..that re nw bombing him....Buhari is one of the sponsors of BOKOHARAM!....enuf said.

himkers: Yes, Buhari tried to kill himself.

you are a big bleep fool

Why I am never the 1st to comment I will never know... sad though truly sad.

Whereof we cannot speak, thereof we must be silent. Translates to mean, if we are unsure of the absolute truth, we must learn not take sides

safarigirl: Nigga be writing shi all the way from USA, chilling in front of his computer and allowing his fingers to roam free like he knows shiittt bout what's going on here.

And people here will be taking him seriously and giving him levels. The day kasala burst on top the guy matter, niggahh will still be in US typing his shiiit while y'all will be hiding inside Olumo rock

You say??

KC boy representing.


Wonderful piece.


Floreat Japeth Omojuwa

The first 10 people that commented on this thread are nothing but pathetic. i weep on their behalf!