₦airaland Forum

''A bloody weekend across Nigeria left at least 102 people dead, including security personnel and suspected bandits, in a series of violent incidents reported in Borno, Sokoto, Edo and Katsina states.

Katsina: Bandits Kill Seven in Night Raid

In Katsina State, seven people were killed when armed bandits raided Magajin Wando village between 11 p.m. and midnight on Friday. According to the Katsina State Ministry of Internal Security and Home Affairs, the attack was initially repelled by the Community Watch Corps (CWC), a volunteer security group dedicated to protecting local communities. However, as the corps members were evacuating the injured to hospital, they were ambushed by the same bandits in what appears to be a revenge attack.

The ministry confirmed a fierce exchange of gunfire during the ambush, during which the CWC vehicle was riddled with bullets and later set ablaze. Fortunately, the corps members escaped unharmed. Preliminary investigations suggest that several bandits were killed during the initial confrontation, which may have prompted the retaliatory ambush.

The Katsina State Government commended the CWC for its bravery and sacrifice, stating that their swift response prevented what could have been a far worse tragedy. Authorities assured that the state government is working closely with the military and police forces to track down and dismantle the criminal networks responsible for the attacks, which continue to plague northwestern Nigeria.''

MY FIVE MASTER'S DEGREES IN VARIOUS FIELDS FROM EUROPEAN UNIVERSITIES ARE VIOLENCE-RELATED, WITH PARTICULAR REFERENCE TO NIGERIA. I DARE SAY THAT SYSTEMIC CORRUPTION, ENTRENCHED OVER DECADES, BY THE PAST AND PRESENT RULERS, EXCEPT FOR A FEW GOD-FEARING LEADERS, IS THE CENTRIFUGAL POINT OF VIOLENCE IN NIGERIA. CORRUPTION IS THE LANGUAGE OF GOVERNANCE AND A CONVENTION THAT MUST BE CONFORMED WITH IF ONLY TO REMAIN RELEVANT IN THE SCHEME OF AFFAIRS.

SOME OF THE DRIVERS OF CORRUPTION IN NIGERIA, AMONG OTHERS, ARE THE THEFT OF THE PUBLIC FUNDS WITH IMPUNITY. IF YOU HAVE THE RIGHT CONNECTION TO NEGOTIATE YOUR WAY OUT; NEPOTISM AND FAVOURITISM LACED WITH THE FEDERAL CHARARCTER SCHEME THAT DEGRADES THE QUALITY OF SERVICE AND BY EXTENSION, LOSS OF NATIONAL REVENUE DUE TO INEFFICIENT AND INEFFECTIVE IMPACT OF THE RENDERED SERVICES; LACK OF REWARD SCHEME FOR HONESTY, BUT RATHER, A PAT ON THE BACK OF THE CORRUPT 'BIG MEN' WITH FILTHY LUCRE; THE CONSPIRACY BY A FEW POWERFUL CLIQUE, WITHIN AND OUTSIDE THE GOVERNANCE CIRCE, WHO MANUPULATE THE LEADERSHIP CONTEST PROCESSES TO EMERGE LEADERS WITH BANKRUPT KNOWLEDGE AND MORALITY, WHOSE ONLY AGENDA IS TO SATISFY THE INSATIABLE APPETITE OF THE CLIQUE.

THE END-PRODUCTS OF THE MISRULE OVER DECADES ARE WHAT WE SEE TODAY, AS LED BY POVERTY-INDUCED VIOLENCE. THE RESILIENCE OF THE PEOPLE, IN THE MIDST OF FRUSTRATION, VARIES, WITH SOME HAVING A SHORT FUSE THAT BLOWS UP INTO VIOLENCE, ESPECIALLY AFTER REPEATED FAILURE TO MAKE AN HONEST LIVING AND PERCEIVE THAT THE SYSTEM HAS BEEN UNJUSTLY SCHEMED AGAINST THEM. FURTHERMORE, WHAT DO YOU EXPECT WHEN THE POLITICIANS WOULD WEAPONISE THUGS FOR ELECTIONS AND LATER ABANDON THEM? FROM THE SHORT ANALYSIS, IT MAY BE DEDUCED THAT THE REAL VIOLENT PEOPLE IN THE SOCIETY ARE THE WICKED PAST AND PRESENT LEADERS WHO MADE THE PRESENT SITUATION REAL.

BY THE WAY, WHY DO KIDNAPPERS SEEM WRETCHED DESPITE THE COLLECTION OF LOTS OF MONEY? WITH MODERN-DAY SUPER TECHNOLOGY, WHY CAN'T THEY BE TRACKED, ARRESTED, AND PROSECUTED ACCORDING TO THE LAW? THESE CRITICAL QUESTIONS NEED TO BE ANSWERED BY THE AUTHORITIES. COULD IT BE THAT PROTECTIVE-CORRUPTION, WHICH HAS BEEN FUNCTIONING IN THE PAST REGIMES, IS STILL AT WORK? MAY THE LORD TAKE OVER THE LEADERSHIP OF NIGERIA THROUGH THE 2027 NATIONAL ELECTIONS, TO ENTHRONE TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERS WHO WILL CHANGE THE NARRATIVE OF NIGERIA TO THE ENVY OF THE WHOLE WORLD. YES, IT IS POSSIBLE AND DO-ABLE IN CHRIST JESUS' NAME!

The one that happened in Kaduna is omitted.

APC is a terrorists political party.
RIP

Bananapill:
There is no government anywhere in the world more wicked and heartless than the Nigeria government.

Well as a Nigerian, u know your representatives best, can’t argue with u.

Coolgent:
APC is a terrorists political party.
RIP

How will you be able to convince the oyibo man, that u Nigerian isn’t a terrorist, since the ruling party of your country in your assumption is a terrorist entity?