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At the root of this latest threat to Nigeria's existence is the persistent attacks by Fulani terrorist on villages and communities in the Middle belt. These terrorist herdsmen have succeded in dislodging entire villages in some parts of Plateau state and have now shifted base to Nasarawa. The sad thing is, in over five years of these persistent attacks on rural communities, the security agents have never carried out a successful military operation to root these terrorist from their base. Since January 2013, several villages in Nasarawa have come under attack and the reason the casualty has been minimal is cos the ombatse group have defended their people against the fulanis. I sympathise with the families of the slain police officers but truth is security agencies have failed to check the on going destruction and annihilation of middle belt communities by fulani mercenaries.

sauceEEP: one (real madrid) down, one more (barcelona) to go. Atleast dortmund wil use the champions league trophy as a consolation for losing the serie A title to bayern.

i dont think the german league title is called serie A!

This article is quite lengthy but worth reading. its the most objective i have seen on Boko Haram. My people, amnesty for Boko Haram will not be "money for hand, back for ground".

WITH the constitution last week of an amnesty committee, it appears President Goodluck Jonathan is on the verge of yielding to pressure on the issue of granting amnesty for Boko Haram. The President’s action is already being considered a capitulation to terror.
If eventually Jonathan goes ahead to grant state pardon to terrorists with all the financial rewards that are being contemplated, he will be taking a serious risk, the consequences of which may not be apparent to him now.
In the Nigerian context, amnesty assumes a different meaning from what is generally known of being asked to renounce one’s wayward ways in order to be forgiven; it means showering criminals with public money. If amnesty to Boko Haram takes this trajectory, as was the case with the equally condemnable amnesty granted to the Niger Delta militants by the late President Umaru Yar’Adua, then it will be sending a powerful but wrong message to other criminal groups that they can take up arms against their country or unleash mayhem on any part of its territory, knowing full well that their actions, instead of attracting condemnation and lawful retribution, will be rewarded with lots of money and lucrative contracts.
That is in the long run. But in the short run, there is no guarantee that amnesty now will solve the current seemingly intractable security problem in the country, as the proponents of amnesty would want everybody to believe. Amnesty for the Niger Delta militants was a very straightforward thing because the government had tried to assuage their conditions, which bordered on the perceived inequitable distribution of the resources from the oil and gas oozing out of their soil. Their demands had been economic. But, even then, pardon has not brought absolute peace to the Niger Delta. In the case of the core Boko Haram, the demands have always been religious, a narrow, exclusive variant of Islam.
In all of its dispatches, Boko Haram had made it clear that the only recipe for peace is the comprehensive implementation of its own interpretation of Sharia system (Islamic mode of government) in the country. The group once made a derisive remark about “fake negotiators who are pretending that they are in talks with the Federal Government on our behalf. These people are collecting large sums of money from the government under false pretences.” Who are those that will negotiate on their behalf this time? Are they the same “fake negotiators” they called attention to last year? The terror group was also quoted as saying, “Christians in Nigeria should accept Islam, that is true religion, or they will never know peace.”
It is unheard of for a viable, functioning state to reward criminals and mass murderers as the Nigerian government has been doing. Not even in the failed state of Somalia does the government desperately beg its al-Shabaab terrorists with offers of money, dialogue and contracts. Then, how does amnesty translate to justice for terror victims – the dead, the maimed and the traumatised?

What essentially drives terrorism is local and elite sympathy for its misguided cause. Government and religious groups must shelve sentiments and mobilise the population against terrorist ideology and theology. Some religious leaders wrongly assume that money and pardon will persuade highly-motivated terrorists to drop Jihad and the culture of death; they are fatally wrong. It has not worked anywhere and some of the most active international terrorists today were once incarcerated and later released by various countries. For instance, 11 out of Saudi Arabia’s 85 most wanted terrorists named in 2009 were released from the detent

xykms101: I don't know why many of you are so dum.b and local, things Op complained of happen everywhere, when you couldn't spend and you want to have a lavish party. If the Op want us to believe her story,she should upload the hall pictures for people to assess since u want us to beware of slow ice and ma'am j.

shattap! Close that trap you call a mouth.

Thanks for the info. Well done!

[quote author=me_for_you]Before u all go about praising nff, just know that nff are pure and applied thieves and liars. U booked a flight that will ferry them straight to calabar, yet u booked national stadium lagos for them to train. Just saying #illogical[/quote]Mr man read the article again very well! The NFF booked the training pitch at Surulere at very short notice cos the Kenyans arrived Lagos late and so missed the flight to Calabar. I'm tired of this quick-to-bash attitude of nairalanders! You could accuse the NFF of any thing but not harsh treatment to visiting teams. They don't have a record of doing that!

[quote author=me_for_you]Before u all go about praising nff, just know that nff are pure and applied thieves and liars. U booked a flight that will ferry them straight to calabar, yet u booked national stadium lagos for them to train. Just saying #illogical[/quote]Mr man read the article again very well! The NFF booked the training pitch at Surulere at very short notice cos the Kenyans arrived Lagos late and so missed the flight to Calabar.

ok. Also take action on your English!

i'm thrilled to see that nairalanders are spearheading a change in the attitude of nigerians to the NPL. Unfortunately none of the teams in my state is playing in the NPL this season. @ Honeric and co, you make us proud! Keep it up!

thelastPope: NL and its army of armchair and partisan commentators.

There is no way you can sit on your chair in your little mini flat and know what the reason is until the government actually says so. The man has done something that deserves the sack and he has been sacked. If he feels he has been undone unjustly, he can actually seek redress in court.

Truth is, this man has been DG since OBJ and in that period, the civil aviation industry hasn't improved much in terms of processes. Airline operators have been cutting corners badly. if the man has really improved the industry, we would not have had the Dana and the PH debacle! The Dana incident was a big example of a failure of the NCAA. The NASS had to call for the man's sack and rightly so! If it was in an advanced country, the man would have resigned himself, but we know how we do it here. Let us leave those running these things to run them because only they have full information of what is really going on. We can only comment when those information come to the public domain. One great thing GEJ has really done is place round pegs in round holes in most of the government agencies. People like Iweala, Aganga, oduah, Eteh, Nnaji and later Nebo, etc are true professionals in their various ministries and agencies.

Mr man, Ms Oduah is NOT an aviation professional! She has no training or education in Aviation.

thelastPope: NL and its army of armchair and partisan commentators.

There is no way you can sit on your chair in your little mini flat and know what the reason is until the government actually says so. The man has done something that deserves the sack and he has been sacked. If he feels he has been undone unjustly, he can actually seek redress in court.

Truth is, this man has been DG since OBJ and in that period, the civil aviation industry hasn't improved much in terms of processes. Airline operators have been cutting corners badly. if the man has really improved the industry, we would not have had the Dana and the PH debacle! The Dana incident was a big example of a failure of the NCAA. The NASS had to call for the man's sack and rightly so! If it was in an advanced country, the man would have resigned himself, but we know how we do it here. Let us leave those running these things to run them because only they have full information of what is really going on. We can only comment when those information come to the public domain. One great thing GEJ has really done is place round pegs in round holes in most of the government agencies. People like Iweala, Aganga, oduah, Eteh, Nnaji and later Nebo, etc are true professionals in their various ministries and agencies.

Mr ma, Ms Oduah is NOT an aviation professional! She has no training or education in Aviation.

vislabraye: This is the most difficult time to be an Arsenal fan. Even Chelsea come get mouth, to tell you how bad things are.

i dont understand the grounds on which you are comparing a club that has been trophyless for 8 seasons to the reigning european champions! Its not about qualifying religiously for UCL, its about winning trophies!

@ poster, sorry o. Just make plans to play football from kindergaten in your next life!

Wonders shall never cease! So Rev King's church is still in existence! I'm shocked......speechless

This is the dumbest post on Nairaland. Just spewing trash! Sounds like one of those Ghanian haters!

the write up by Kelch on Victor Moses is a master piece! Inspite of the myriad problems we have in Nigeria, there is a lot to be thankful for. Thank God for youths like Victor Moses. There is still hope for Nigeria! God bless Nigeria.

Lest i forget, the National team of Ghana is officially renamed the BLACK CHARCOAL of Ghana! There is no star left in that team! The name change is with immediate effect!

@ Abrantie, you are simply a Lunatic on the run and a sore LOSER! You are not worth the attention of SE supporters at the moment. We are channeling our attention, strength and emotions to the SUPER EAGLES at the moment! The Eagle has Landed!

i know we (Naija) need to be matured in victory, but if u read through all the posts on this thread, you'll see that comments by Abrantie and co are disgusting and highly outrageous. That guy should be DEPORTED from Nairaland. He stinks!

@ seyi360, you have spoken well.

abeg acidtalk, make u check that your crystal ball again and prophesy better thing for super eagles o. That your terrible prophecy is already gaining ground o!

i will continue to have the utmost respect for the present CAN president for standing up for Northern Christians during the height of attacks by radical Islamists. Pastor Ayo Oritsejafor will continue gaining our support for his bold and courageous stand against Boko Haram.

@ Guitar Life, can't you see that your die hard criticism of Debrief is not yielding results? Its clear that lots of persons in the family section think highly of her! Stop this whining and lamenting! This thread has revealed how immature and childish you are! Well....i shouldnt expect too much from a "25 year old boy"'!

Debrief

i had to take another look at this post after the breaking news of Gov Yakowa's death. Hmmm.... It seems these predictions by acidtalk are coming to pass!

Gov Jonah Jang of plateau- for being the most heartless, dictatorial, autocratic and wicked govenor ever!

Debrief