“I spent well over three weeks in my hometown this holiday season. Throughout that stay, my consciousness played games with me: my heart entreated me to stay put, while my mind urged me to bolt as quickly as I could. If I followed my mind I would have bade goodbye to my village just 4 days after arrival! But I stayed put for over three weeks of deep reflections and valuable introspection.
The southeast as I used to know it has changed monumentally; and not for the better! Currently, the region is essentially an approximation of Thomas Hobbes’ ‘The State Of Nature’, where life is solitary, poor, nasty, brutish and short’. Hobbes contends that individuals in a state of nature are not constrained by moral or legal obligations, as nothing can be unjust since the notions of right and wrong, justice and injustice have no place there.
To me, a lot of things in the southeast don’t make sense any more. The region used to be a model for egalitarianism. Not any more! It used to be a place for great academic pursuit, dialectical exposition and the repository for free thinking. Not any more! It was a champion of republicanism, individualism, free association and free thinking. Not any more! The southeast was a region where logic informed action, where faith was a guide for human relationships and where belief in God was the ultimate virtue. Again, not any more!
For a people so intellectually imbued and so stubbornly assertive, it is shocking how meekly and easily we succumbed to a rule by the mob. The southeast is arguably, irretrievably, descending into fascism - reminiscent in many ways of Nazi Germany, where the worship of a cult personality was a national creed. In the case of the southeast, the last five years saw the emergence of one such cult personality. However, less than six months ago, cult figures rose to two. As a general rule, you oppose, criticize or castigate either of them at your own great peril. It’s considered heresy, a taboo, to speak ill of them. If you habored uncomplimentary opinions about either, your life insurance provider would quickly advise you to be extremely cautious in expressing them in public. The people of the southeast have become violently intolerant of opinions at variance with their’s. But, no one must overlook the contradiction in a people supporting two cult figures: one crusading to take the region out of Nigeria; the other intent on ruling Nigeria itself.
And there are other contradictions in today’s southeast that are well worth their weight in dissonance. The people loudly and ceremoniously profess christianity but worship money as the real god. It doesn’t matter what or who you are (an elder, upright man, industrious, wise, diligent, trustworthy, accomplished, erudite, a teacher or caregiver), you are nobody if you are not rich with money. Money is the universal king:- at the family gatherings, village associations, church meetings, town squares, church homilies, even the order of Holly Communions. You are nothing without money. As the saying goes, you could not possibly be considered a wise man if you are not wise enough to make money. The means to money is not important, only the end result. Money!!
Southeast towns and villages are dotted with princely mansions; the roads are clustered with fabulous limousines and SUVs. But on current savagery, those perks might as well be described as the entrapments of death. Because fancy automobiles and stately mansions have recently been known to be littered with many a gruesomely decapitated corpse. It is a brave man indeed who reads the goings-on in the social media and still ventures into the region. Nowadays, the ‘big boys’ have devised a truly ludicrous and laborious way to spend ‘holiday’ at home. They show up encircled by battle ready soldiers and policemen, their entourage arranged in convoys of siren blaring troop carriers, the big man’s limousines sandwiched in between. Road users who have the impudence to be on the roads are shoved aside, while hapless villagers scamper at the display of crude show of power. Courtiers are on hand to hail the presence of ‘odogwu’, and ubiquitous ‘men of god’ proclaim the great service the illustrious son is performing in God’s vineyard! One thing is clear, without a doubt: unknown gunmen have made sure that, as far as the southeast is concerned, it is no longer ‘holiday’ as usual!
The southeast is fast emerging as a classic banana republic (a tongue in cheek expression seeing that even bananas are no longer affordable there). The most enterprising region in Africa has somehow contracted to have the highest cost of living. By the machinations of terrorist gangs, kidnappers, cultists, armed robbers and, yes, sit-at-home injunctions, the GDP of the region has plummeted. Fewer days of commercial and business activities have meant lower productivity, higher cost of labor, elevated cost of living, higher fuel prices, spiked transportation costs and general angst.
For a people acclaimed for gallantry from civil war exploits, the current cowardice in the face of rampaging criminality is not just baffling, it’s humiliating. Gunmen demand ransom to allow functions go ahead. WhatsApp sit-at-home orders or rumors of them attract blanket obidience - markets are shuttered, transporters park their vehicles, banks lock their doors, and streets are deserted. There is no will nor courage to challenge the crippling orders.
Few years ago, gunmen were wildly feted in the region based on the assertion that they were needed to protect the zone against religious invaders whose mission would be to emasculate and enslave the Igbos. This is of course nonsense, which exposed a more profound contradiction. How can a people so informed, so travelled and shrewd, act on a propaganda so stupid and so at odd with reality. At any rate, what manner of a savior will first subjugate and kill their own people in order to protect them against an invader?!
Driving from Awka in Anambra State to Enugu, I encountered 3 checkpoints mounted by local gangs. They were gracious to let private motorists (like me) go through, but extorted commercial vehicles and trucks. No one dared to complain or resist. Bands of locally minted criminals routinely kill and maim at will, and get away with their heinous acts. The southeast is being tyrannized by the mob, decimated by armed gangs and ruled by hoodlums. The police are on AWOL! As a citizen, you’re on your own.
The Nigerian southeast is in “The State Of Nature” - the hypothetical way of life envisaged by the British political philosopher, Thomas Hobbes, before people organized themselves into lawful societies. The big question is, how long will it take the southeast to return to a “State of Law”? And civility?
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From Anambra to Enugu? You saw local gangs extorting money on the road?
You are a bloody idiot and if this is what you spent weeks in Igboland to study just to spit jargons here then you are lost Nwanne.....
Look at a coward that is planning to run away from his father's land ranting thrash here just like the coward he is....
bugatti02: If you were in same position you'll even Carry DSS, SCID and FBI... As a citizen you have a right to demand security........ When you have money to fund it.
LordAdam16: Oga, private security in Nigeria can't match the protection needs of VIPs. Licensing of arms is very restrictive in Nigeria.
So if you want ironclad security especially through high-risk areas, you can only safely go with a security agency.
If you want to properly arm a security outfit, your enemies and detractors will use it to attack you. They'll call it terrorism financing, gun running, or some horrific offense that you will never be able to shake off completely.
Moreover, all of these men have top-ranking security officers as business partners and associates of some sort. The CBN governor had the CDS (they're both Deltans) send a company of soldiers to shield him from DSS arrest. Do you know how many favors a man like Offor has performed for certain highly placed officers in the East. These officers are protecting their investment.
In fact, if you are a modestly successful person, with a net worth of at least $5m, you're only doing yourself if you don't have a point man in the security structure of this country. Not for vain power but to protect your wealth and standing from jackals in both the lowborn and highborn segments of the population.
As such, in the grand scheme of things, these VIPs have no recourse beside using the security architecture.
Not to mention, these VIPs would each love to have private armies, but that would be a major bottleneck for the government. It would mean if Anambra, Kano, or Lagos billionaires decide to establish a private security partnership or network, they'd comfortably rival some of our security outfits, in light of the lawlessness of this country. Look at Boko Haram and UGM. So the government protection is also to keep tabs on these men as all protective detail are infiltrated by intelligence operatives from the SSS/DIA/NIA.
In this country, every one of importance is being watched like a hawk. You f*ck up, them go dust your file. Then you'll start making calls and cashing every favor you've ever rendered to avoid Kuje. Bad as e bad, your camp go find smuggling route package you go UK or Dubai. As the man said in the video, power no b muscle, na contacts.
Lastly, the VIPs do fend for the members of their protective detail. Of course, there are good and bad bosses, but for the most part a lot of them do right by the force men. Most never touch their salaries. It's almost like the government is running an exclusive protection agency for VIPs and PEPs and takes care of the staffing and operations. Partly because they don't trust these VIPs to care about national security. Even me I would not. Small election them don align disposable cult boys to snatch boxes, then you'll comfortably ask them to provide their own security. You're not ready for the havoc they'll unleash when they think it is beneficial.
-Lord
You just described in full details what I lamented about Baba...
tnenge: This is no fiction or story. I DNT want to include name, pictures or state to avoid negative comments from some ppl. My wife abuses me physically, psychologically and even spiritually.. these are some of my pains.. 1. She stopped me from performing any conjugal afffair when she was 3months pregnant till now. Our son is 1yr some months now. 2. Physical abuse 3. Death threats 3 times, when I told her family she brought a defense that she only say that in her anger state. 4. Out of same anger she went out naked bfo ppl in my compound n rain curses on me. I sent her back to her parents. After some days She went and made some crocodile cries before my parents and now my parents and that of her's are calling to beg, telling me she has repented. Now my family are telling me to err is Human and forgiveness is divine. Am running for my life but my friends are equally saying I shd let go the past. My fellow nairalanders, i made a promise to make my self and parents proud.. pls advice a brother.
Leave her now....
Take care of your child and walk away....
One man poison na another man choco drink....
She will surely find her match and same goes for you too
Bulletproofgt: Good morning everyone. There is a very bad trend that is currently going on in igbo land. It started with fake female prophetesses who open prayer houses but source powers from marine kingdom. Now they no longer hide. They now open shrines of marine kingdoms in igbo land. It has graduated to young ibo boys becoming Juju men for money rituals. They claim its animals that are being sacrificed. They even showcase these rituals on facebook, instagram etc.
So many ignorant young men are running after them. Why? Devil knows if he gets the men, the ladies are going to be easy pray cos some ibo ladies are drawn to money and flashy life. At the end, the family is in bondage and the children also.
I beg ibo parents to come against these things. The devil is tricky. Things our forefathers ran away from is what youths are running after.
Dont say i didn't warn you cos this 2023, God's vengeance is going to be hot on idol worship.
Oh shut up please
It will be totally fine if you see Igbo boys running around with bibles and preaching everyday ABI?
Omoh no make me vex abeg..
Stupid Christians weh no understand their boundaries
Security forces have arrested scores of bandits in a hotel were they use as hide out in Masaka area of Nasarawa State, close to Abuja. Several guns and other dangerous weapons were also retrieved from them. The bandits, includes men and women.
East side here the hotel will be burnt down to the ground....
Gadafii: Yes you heard me right, you don’t need to or have to get married before you feel fulfilled as an accomplished man, but women must marry to crown all their lifetime desires.
An unmarried successful woman does not completely feel successful if she die a have a man to call husband, or even a toy boy to make her feel complete, marriage is the biggest achievements to women anywhere in the world, forget about what these new generation of “woke women” are saying
Linda I keji is good example, she was so hostile to men telling women stay away from men, low key she was getting dicked, she eventually stole a sperm to birth a son
As a man, work on your self, especially your mind and body, get your finances right and solid, make connections, travel the world, go to concerts, go to World Cup games, visit random places, you will see that you don’t really need women to achieve all of these if your successful, you can have a woman with you at these places but you know that’s the end when you are gone to somewhere else, don’t let one of them tie you down with marriage.
Richest man in the world got divorced, half of his money went to her, she used the man to climb the ladder, now she feels she can no longer live with someone she has been married to for years
Sodikiiiii
Women love successful men who don’t give them assurance, they feel they could change you to be commuted to them only, if you allow her she will use that againts you eventually because you have given her so much power by agreeing to marry her because she wants to marry at certain age and time.
If you must marry a woman, make sure you marry a younger woman, who’s madly in love with you, at exactly when you want it, she must be obedient to you and committed because you are her crown
Ever wonder why some women married to rich successful men with mansions and cars and international presence, still lay with mechanics,plumbers, shoe shiners etc
Don’t let anyone gender pressure you to marry her and you agree to it, you don cut your lifespan into two be that
And as for men, like I said work on your self, what ever you do don’t end up poor and broke, live to your standard, eart healthy, look good and smell nice, be humble and assertive, bold with obvious masculinity, don’t look weak amd and defeated oo
You will see the number of women both old and young , broke and successful, rich and poor, endowed and lean in different colors and size that will be falling at your feets
BMathew: I saw this post on Facebook, guys what's your honest opinion?
One of my senior friend met his wife in the 1990s as a typist working in a business centre near a court. He was smitten by her and promised to upgrade her.
He is a lawyer, he married her and trained her in school to become a lawyer too. She was called to bar, he got her a job in the court and she became a Legal Assistant at Judiciary.
His aim was for her to become a judge or magistrate. Presently, she is a Chief Registrar, she would have been among the judges appointed by Governor Wike except that she was originally from Akwa Ibom.
My senior friend have on many occasions travelled to the UK, USA, Germany and Hong-Kong. He never thought of divorcing the wife or abandoning his family. They have 4 children together.
Few years back, he decided for the first time to travel with the wife. The wife's sister has been living in the USA. He trained the wife's sister too, she met her husband who took her to the USA while living in his house in Port Harcourt.
The USA Embassy usually give 2 years Tourist Visa to first timers. So his wife got 2 years. While they were in the USA it was decided that the wife stayed back and give birth to their last child whom she was pregnant with.
My senior friend came back to Nigeria, few months after she gave birth and was expected back. A lawyer from FIDA (Women's Lawyers Association in Nigeria) served my friend a Divorce Petition.
He was heartbroken. He still loved his wife, but she said she wanted to stay back and was no longer interested in the marriage.
At the end of the day my senior friend was able to use her family and some of their mutual friend to talk to her. He promised to have a joint bank account with her and do all other conditions she stated, including another marriage at the registry.
She came back. He stole her passport. He decided within himself never ever to let her travel again. They celebrated their 25th anniversary recently. They were so happy in church, she bought him an expensive wristwatch, while he bought her a car. They have not done the marriage at the registry.
During his birthday last year, she surprised him with a trip to Transcorp Hotel, Abuja. She loves the husband, but if he allowed her to travel to UK or Canada today, she will begin to see a world better than what she has and she will forget her love for him and wish to have something better than him.
My friend has decided that he will make sure she doesn't become a judge. He wants his daughter, who was recently called to the bar to go into the judiciary, and he will pursue for her to become a judge in place of her mother.
He has learned his lesson, but the wife doesn't know this. The wife is not a bad person. She was being a wvmån. It is a biological trait in them.
Don't wait till it happens to you before you learn.
Go to many families in Anambra and Abiriba whose children flooded overseas in the late 1990s to 2000s; I make bold to say that 70% the mothers who went for Omogwu never came back to their husband. They abandoned their younger children, the family, and their husband and stayed back.
If you genuinely love your wvmån, do not upgrade her to a better life that she has never been accustomed to, you will regret it bitterIy. Build your wvmån but keep her below you.
kunmisola: But this is a big fat lie coming from the police. I work very close to Ojota and from what we saw firsthand, it was a peaceful protest before the police opened fire on them and killed two of them. They in turn retaliated. So what is the fuvk is all this lie for
Same thing the police and military will do in Igboland and it hurts to see people here commend them cause we know first hand what happened....
They see a small gathering of protest and they moving in like the commando movies shouting and hitting anything they come across .
The next news you will hear on the televisions and news whatever whatever outlets will be...
"Biafra agitators killed in open fire with military""
But na them do most of the shooting and killing ooh with no respect to laws of the land.
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