Which type of country is Nigeria?

Federal Republic of Nigeria . The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in the north.

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So the Police demanded 35,000 Naira to release the dead body? Where are those people working themselves into a frenzy over BA's treatment of a couple of Nigerians?

They should come and petition the police and hospital involved in this.

Imani:

While we don't always see eye to eye, especially when club related, you are spot on this time

People are quick to cry racism when their disruptive behaviour is reprimanded in foreign countries that have some discipline and regard for the law and human life, and expect to be treated like "eggs" while they are treated worse than animals in their "beloved" country. The irony always baffles me

Dis Guy:

Erm is the man (ayo) really crying racism, it would appear whenever people complain, people say they are crying racism, when did it become a crime to complain?

_{why you two stalking each other?}

What sort of doctors do we have in that country anyway, these so called professionals should be ashamed!

May his soul R.I.P

Imani:

Oga Dis Guy, please expand on the above bold comments

In answer to your question, nobody says don't complain. Just put your priorities in order. A whole doctor, probably of the same ethnic group couldn't have compassion and treat a fellow Nigerian until he died of his injuries, yet nobody is protesting or complaining to the governement or relevant authorities. A Nigerian man is held down due to unrowdy behaviour of a few by BA and some people are crying racism and boycott. Where is the sense in that? We don't even treat ourselves well and expect others to treat us well. My previous comments still stand.

yemmight:

May God Bless Nigeria. May the days of our corrupt leaders be reduced to enable good people come on board.

nuzo:

Prayers like this have been said a million times in Nigeria. It doesnt work on people like OBJ, IBB, Anenih, Ali, Atiku, Adedibu etc., otherwise they could have died long time ago.
Just move up there and draw them down. Simple!!
Unfortunately, liver don fail everybody for Naija.

RichyBlacK:

@Imani,

The reason for the perceived irony is "self-selection" or "pre-selection". Most of those who travel outside the country (any developing nation) to any of the developed nations belong to a subset of the general population with certain traits. They're usually less tolerant of things they consider "improper" and more likely to act on them. Such a group of people actively seek opportunities to leave the country when they can't stand the situation anymore. Also, some of the qualities they possess make them more attractive to establishments in the developed countries (schools, corporations, etc). Note that this does not mean that ALL such people choose to leave the country; it does not also mean that MOST of such people choose to leave the country. It means that of those who choose to emigrate, a good proportion of them share certain identifiable traits. This may explain why most Nigerians living/visiting abroad are more likely to possess those traits than the general Nigerian population.

Imani:

Ok, thanks for the scientific analysis. So, which "subset" do you belong to?

I don't entirely agree with your comments above. I will use the illustration of a baby. No baby was born walking, speaking and able to take care of itself. It has to be taught to do those things. In the same vein, I don't believe that some "subset" of people are more "compassionate and rational" than others in that sense. We are all Nigerians and have the same racial bond and attributes. Some people ability to move out of the country to seek greener pasture elsewhere was borne out of opportunity rather than deliberately moving abroad. At the end of the day, we are social being and learn a lot from our surroundings, both good and bad things. There was a time that Nigeria was a good place to live, people didn't move to foreign lands in droves like they do now. Are you suggesting the people then didn't have the "traits" that those that are moving away now have? Every human, at the end of the day, is responsible for their own development and choices they make. They can also choose to act morally, ethically or otherwise. I won't say those abroad are necessarily programmed to have certain traits. Just to remind you that there are lots of Nigerians in foreign jails as well. How will you class those people? Conpassion and love are "within rather than without" expressions. You either have them or not, and it is a shame some people don't have the capacity to show compassion to others. Our society is the way it is because somewhere along the line, we began to tolerate and accept greed, and other vices as a way of life. What do you expect the people to be like. Rather than challenge the leaders, maybe we should start from the layman on the street, because one day, he could become a leader and what skills will he have? Look at the type of leaders, some of them have been abroad and "exposed" but has that changed their "innate" behaviour? Looks like we are both going round in circle, the story of our nation!!

(One chance rubbed and pushed him out from the bus and a coming vehicle crushed him). He was on his way to making contacts for quick clearing of his goods.

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perhaps a sensitivity to white racism verging on the oversensitive.

All the above, in my view,explain the different reactions certain abuses or perceived abuses elicit from Nigerians depending on where they live.

doyin13:

Hmmmm. . . .Black Tory in the Building

Imani:

My only problem with your explanations is that where do we fit in moral and religious views that we so believe in. As a religious person myself, if i lived by the tenets of my religion, i shouldn't have problems with most people or breaking the law deliberately. I don't have to go abroad to know that.

My position is that too long have we neglected developing our selves mentally, materially etc such that some think going abroad will change their lives.

I still believe that some things are innate and and compassion is sometime we should learn from around us.

There are people in Nigeria, who live better lives than some of the higher subset you guys are talking about. I think being good, kind, respectful, is also an extention to the kind of society will live in. Everyone knows that the Nigerian society is sick of all manners of evil. Both people make up the country and most of our so called leaders have been immigrants at some stages of their lives. What did they do with what they learned?