Spyker:

I guess it will take an entire nation to convince me that the intelligence agencies did not know of this threat while CNN and BBC knew about it and the British intelligence informed them. Well, they are busy collecting N20 and N50 from commercial drivers while their counterparts in other countries are doing their job. If I were Mr. President, i will prosecute all the security chiefs in the country and charge them for negligence. Those lives lost are on their hands. Ignorance and negligence should not be an excuse when it comes to human life.

An email message was allegedly or purpotedly sent to journalists in Abuja on Friday. The Nigerian security apparatus was privy to the message but allegedly decided to ignore it. The failure of the security personnels lead to the death of innocent Nigerians yesterday.
It's a pity. Words fail me.

As for calling mend lunatics, i have never been their fan and i dnt support their ways of doing things. But i think this guys are challenging our manhood!

They are simply telling us to rise up and take our destiny in our hands!

I am tire of sitting on the fence its time we do something to salvage this nation!

that prom should show each and every one of us the hell we allow ourselves to be in while we have everything to make our country a heaven!

Long live Nigeria!

somebody somewhere needed blood for sacrifice.

lannre dat its a very intrestin write up.u picture d whole tin happend in our country and dats d realilities

Nigeria @ 50 indeed.

Lanre, fantastic write up but really so what? who are in those universities, who uses the fuel or imported toothpicks, look in the mirror. Yet they know we can do nothing about it. How do you effect change. Vote, they rig it. Don't vote and they remain in power. How do you exchange bad leadership, I ask. Mark you this is not a generational or an intellectual thing. I know of someone who was invited into the inner circle of one who stood for public office (just a month ago) and won. I tell you this fellow has changed beyond recognition. Formerly a sane, young, educated man, on coming from the police station where he finalised his battle with the opposition I could not believe what he had turned to. All in three short weeks. This fellow is in line to be the next LG chair. Is that our future? Look, we are playing games in this country. Those who do not support violent change will have to do better in convincing those that subscribe to it that it is possible to wait for change. For some this status quo is a headache, while for others it is hanging by your finger tips over burning coal. While we accept the former we cannot discount the latter. Let us not assume for one minute that our personal perspective of this country is universal. This government does not know what the bottom line (where the dregs of society live) is. This is the unfortunate effect of corruption. We shut our eyes to everyone and everything except ourselves. MEND has made a statement unfortunately. They don't consider it a problem. Ask them how many corpses they have seen in the last two years. You think a mechanic who is stained in oil will mind sitting on a dusty bench. This is the bottom line, a crime ridden society top to bottom. They are simply expressing theirs.

It is so so sad to see this on an important day as this. May the soul of the departed ones rest in peace. Amen

All of una just dey hot like banger wey want to explode

If the time reach now to make decision (Voting), we go dey
think of survival (sustenance) first. And na this one be the
means wey e simple pass: no blood go troway, you go feel
happy say you don do something, e.t.c.

(Lanre, thank you for as you come take summarise the sickness sha)

Now na to look for solution; dem say one man, one vote.
How many of una go fit keep to this for here? Na home and abroad
I dey ask so?

@lannre

That was beautifully written, a true reflection of the state of madness we are entrenched in. I wish I had your talent.

Ayowumie:

An email message was allegedly or purpotedly sent to journalists in Abuja on Friday. The Nigerian security apparatus was privy to the message but allegedly decided to ignore it. The failure of the security personnels lead to the death of innocent Nigerians yesterday.
It's a pity. Words fail me.

It's so easy to critisize security personnel, it baffles me how quick people are to accuse security personnel of not doing anything (especially by journalists). How do you know that security personnel ignored the warnings? (and don't tell me you got the info from our lazy "no verifying or investigating reports before publishing" journalists). If you know Abuja then you'll know that they detonated the bombs some distance from Eagle Square, this shows that at least some security measures where put in place to safeguard the venue of the independence parade (where the e-mails warned the bombs were planted), hence the inability of the perpetrators to plant the bombs closer for more effect. It's sad that newspapers and tv aren't even reporting about the security personnel who lost their lives in the blasts yesterday.

or do people expect every car in Abuja to be checked for bombs? As someone pointed out, the US intelligence where well aware of a threat before 911. They even knew that planes were involved in the plot. Just like the british train bombings and countless other examples. You can't cover every where or everything at the same time.

The bulk of the blame rests on the Government for not doing enough when the militancy started, the Amnesty programme is plagued by accusations of diversion of funds meant for rehabilitating of militants, e.t.c.

It's sad that what we've been seeing on TV happening in other countries while thinking "Thank God I am a Nigerian, e no go happen here" is now happening here. Naija @50, hmmm!

May the Soul of those that lost their lives yesterday rest in peace, and may the Almighty give their families the fortitude  to bear the loss.

Lanre, that ur write-up was just Nigeria in black and white. I am tired of singing the same old and tired tune of Nigeria will change. I want to see this change come to fruition in my lifetime. Bros the time for change is now and do not procrastinate any further. That said the ultimate million dollar question is ;Where do we start? If these simple but complex(in implementation) question is answered, then the battle is half won.

this are the works of terrorist organizations. Are you sure MEND did this.? God. terrorist organizations is bad . May God help you people in nigeria. We are praying and fasting for you.

I have been calling for the removal of yoruba,edo,delta and even the whole of the south. we have problem.

north use to use terror on the south. So it made the southerner upset and develop hate toward northerners. And they form secret cult and you better listen to me and go to the united nation. I am saying knowing how the south feel about the north. Nigeria would end up in civil war. Jonathan has to go to the united nation.

@lannre, God bless u 4 this, with what u've just done, Nigerians are beginning to ask questions. Very soon this Country will be to hot 4 them to handle.

Nigeria, WE HAIL THEE!!!!
When are we moving out of these mess?

@ Lanre you really painted the picture of my motherland. So sad indeed.

If u ask those bofoons why they have taken the bomb debris, they dont know.

they will just dump it at the back of the  police compound, under the rain.
monkeys.

hackney:

If u ask those bofoons why they have taken the bomb debris, they dont know.

they will just dump it at the back of the  police compound, under the rain.
monkeys.

No. they will not. Even if they can't do anything with it, they know enough to invite top forensic experts to identify the explosives with a view to possibly tracing its source.

Sorry this is off topic,

@Lanre;you didn't come up with that poem;it was posted by md4real on another thread https://www.nairaland.com/nigeria/topic-521335.0.html (50 reasons why we should celebrate)and he said he got it off his friend's page on Facebook(unless you're that friend of his). He acknowledged taking it off his friend's page and you didn't do the same. That's not been fair Lanre, *sorry to burst your bubble*

Reference:

I know of someone who was invited into the inner circle of one who stood for public office (just a month ago) and won. I tell you this fellow has changed beyond recognition. Formerly a sane, young, educated man, on coming from the police station where he finalised his battle with the opposition I could not believe what he had turned to. All in three short weeks. This fellow is in line to be the next LG chair. Is that our future?

this is why i say we are all too focused on the big executive posts and change is more difficult from that perspective.
we need to also target the LG councillors and legislators who claim to "represent" us.
let us learn to ask them questions about environmental sanitation; street lights; potable water; schools; primary health centres etc for example, make them earn their fat pays.
how many of us get paid for doing nothing beyond being loyal to the boss, which is what the legislators do currently.
yet in reality we are the true bosses IF and WHEN we decide to vote and protect our votes.

So sad so so sad.

For me, i only sympathizes with those innocent victim.
For militants and those hoodlums they are seeking for another amnesty.

No respect for the dead, so it's tarpauling they used to wrap them?

man wetin we go do bt pray :

sad

the innocent ones suffer while the guilty go unharmed.poor ice cream and kola sellers.

This is just a strategy to stop 'Jonathan' but it wont work!

this is so amazing !!!Nigerian claimed to be wise that is why the whole places were filled up with security
but despite all these what will be will eventually happened
may god save us from this country:this is unbelievable. niga! niga!! niga!!!

Go to this group and see the pics

http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?pid=6879051&fbid=475112013487&id=119586108487

alternatively, search nigeriansfornigeria on facebook, scroll down and see pics.

saddening indeed.

@ lanre, god bless thy brain and hand, ah i'm too touched to even cry. my heart bleeds 4 nigeria.

Some ppl here are confusing real security with uniformed monkeys standing around.
no wahala.
we dey.

well said lannre,