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| Yobe state Governor Ibrahim Gaidam |
Nigeria does not cease to amaze me. We can say the kidnap of the Chibok girls by Boko Haram was a mistake, what can we say about another reoccurrence? This time in Yobe state some girls of the Government Girls Science Technical College, Dapchi were again victims of yet to be identified kidnappers. The government Director of Information, Abdullahi Bego came out to say the girls had been rescued only for Governor Ibrahim Geidam to come around barely 24 hours later to deny the statement. Hear the Governor :
“We issued the statement on the basis of information provided by one of the security agencies that is involved in the fight against Boko Haram and which we had no reason to doubt.
“We have now established that the information we relied on to make the statement was not credible.
The Yobe State Government apologises for that."
“We have now established that the information we relied on to make the statement was not credible.
The Yobe State Government apologises for that."
This shows a nation in serious problem. Which security agency gave the initial erroneous report? The agency should be taken up by the government. But alas, all wrongdoings will be swept under the carpet as usual by the government.
The thunder has struck in the same place twice. And to think of all the money allocated to our security agencies. Impunity is striding over the nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It beats one how some terrorists can enter into Nigeria, force some girls on buses and stroll out across the nation's border into another country. Are our borders this porous? This is sad. Why is it that Nigeria never learns from history. One would have expected that all schools - boys' and girls'- would be under heavy security vigilance since the tragic kidnap of the Chibok girls. This is symptomatic of shithole countries of which Nigeria claims not to be one.
The thunder has struck in the same place twice. And to think of all the money allocated to our security agencies. Impunity is striding over the nooks and crannies of Nigeria. It beats one how some terrorists can enter into Nigeria, force some girls on buses and stroll out across the nation's border into another country. Are our borders this porous? This is sad. Why is it that Nigeria never learns from history. One would have expected that all schools - boys' and girls'- would be under heavy security vigilance since the tragic kidnap of the Chibok girls. This is symptomatic of shithole countries of which Nigeria claims not to be one.
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| Some of the damaged cars |
The townspeople has lost confidence in the security agencies and the government, reasons why they destroyed the Governor's convoy with missiles. The government should live up to its primary mandate of safeguarding the lives and properties of the citizens. That is the raison d'etre of government.
