We are all jolted to the reality of the situation that has become a great stigma on us all as a nation. A Nigerian young man who choose to drag the name of his family and that of the nation through the mud thereby exposing the citizenry to further ridicule; and bring condemnation to a nation gradually rebranding a battered image.

The question is; what went wrong with Umar Farouk's upbringing that was concealed from his parent to have gotten to this level? Should(n't) the parents (particularly the father, being a son) be blamed for the unfortunate adventure of this boy?

Anybody home?

Can we discuss this and take learnings, especially parents in the house?

everyone is too busy pointing the fingers at everyone else. the ONLY person to blame for Umar's actions is Umar himself. he is an adult, he is responsible for himself.

Absolutely in my opinion they are. You cannot claim to be parenting a child when he is in a different country in the most important stages of his life. I am sorry but his parents should be ashamed of themselves. I have never understood why parents would send their children far away to school when there are other options.