Dalu.

Nwannem nwoke enwekwanaram iwe maka igbu oge izaghachi gi. A nam-eme obere mgbaghari ugbua….

Ihe i kwuru bu ezi okwu. Ujo ji ofe ndi mmanu maka ikewa obodo Naijiria dika o si jide ndi ugwu. Ozokwa, ha na-aka ahuta anyi di ka ndi iro na ndi ha na ha na-azo ndorondoro ochichi karia ndi ugwu

President Trump said he will come and do the work Nigeria government have failed to do all this while so what is the problem with that?that many people are cavorting like a child in candy shop that was denied of candy.America has taken out islamic extremist in remote places of Pakistan,AFganistan etc does that translate to America invading those countries?I don't understand Nigerians especaily many of this cash for hand back for ground in many of the this blackmail offices that claim to be media houses all over the place that call themselves journalist.

You are overestimating the capabilities of the criminals, and that is how our various incompetent govts would like us to look at the problem. If INEC allows voters to elect competent and purposeful govts with clear and serious agenda, most of the criminals will stand down, self disarm and disappear ahead of inauguration. Those of them foolish enough to dare competent administrations will not live to tell their own stories. Or, announce the invitation of a well trained crack mercenary unit and the animals will swap their uniforms in a heartbeat for mufti for dear life.

If doing any of the above is too challenging, let BAT authorize his Attorney General to do the following:

1. Assign more police personnel for actual law enforcement instead of for domestic chores for do-nothing lawmakers.

2. Assign more law enforcement personnel for actual law enforcement instead of to unnecessary checkpoints on almost every other kilometer on SE roads.

3. Introduce the death penalty for heinous crimes.

Do these instead of telling victims to accommodate and live with their killers. Exact consequences for serious crimes instead of rolling out the red carpet for criminals and prosecuting victims whose only faulty is fighting back in self-defense. Enforce deadly weapons bans without making exceptions for Fulani criminals.

It is not complicated.

Even PBT himself will admit that the buck stops with him.

Additionally, we should not be in denial. While Christians and Muslims alike are being killed, it is mostly Muslims that are doing the killing. And in certain parts of Nigeria, Christians are being disproportionately killed than Muslims. And Christians are being targeted for death, and displacement, simply because they are Christians

By the same token, we have to realize that these killings, that are going on mainly in the North, cannot be resolved by kinetic means alone. If that were the case, we will have to be spending over 50% of our budget on fighting the people that are doing the killings in the North. If we do that, where will we get the funds for infrastructural development. Like the Lagos-Calabar Expressway or the Aba to Port Harcourt Expressway ?

Furthermore, focusing on kinetic means alone may lead to a very unpalatable decision, by the Nigerian government, to move the Nigerian army from a volunteer force to compulsory conscription. How will you feel if the Federal Government declares that one out of four people, between the age of 18 to 21, in Owerri, Enugu, and other places in the Southeast, must enroll in the military. You won't like it. And that is probably what those terrorists want in their depraved, sadistic, miserable, and homicidal minds. Remember. Misery seeks company

They don't want a Nigeria where people are eating Ugba and Nkwobi, or Asun and white rice, drinking palmy or veuve clicquot, and listening to Afrobeats or highlife music, in Lagos, Abuja, PH, Owerri, and other places. They want to turn Nigeria into a desolate place, of death, misery, and despair, by luring us to leave our businesses, and happiness, to start fighting them everyday

So, a balance between a kinetic and non-kinetic approach is key

At first blush, it appears that you are being harsh on laying the blame on PBT. But in a sense you are correct for doing so. Every leader must take responsibility for what is going on around them. But in his defense, Nigeria does not have enough funds to be fighting BH, ISWAP, ISIS, Bandits, and garden-variety maniacal killers, kinetically, all at the same time.

We have to prioritize and invest in infrastructural development, human capital development and service delivery. Which in itself, is an effective non-kinetic way to fight these ills

If BAT is not blamed, then who – you, me, Mystic Mallam? What are you talking about?

The sectarian butchery did not start under his watch, but it was raging like wildfire before he applied for the job of HOS. The job description could not be clearer, and insecurity yielded and continues to yield premier position to no other item on the to-do list. Every other item depends on the right enabling environment, and security and peace of mind of the people determines how well, if at all, every other item works.

A good chunk of the reasons we have food crisis and high inflation is Fulani banditry. Talk to famers in the MB, the food basket of the nation; talk to long distant road transporters and passengers alike including traders; talk to prospective foreign investors; talk to diaspora Nigerian who intend to return to Nigeria to invest their material and intellectual wealth; talk to healthcare workers who are now attracted to pull factors even in places like South and North Africa that would not be attractive without the push factor of insecurity. I could go on.

Fulani banditry, kidnapping and such other menaces have been exported to other parts of the nation, where some natives have been either directly recruited or lured to form separate franchises. The reason such criminalities thrive is because of fed govt reluctance and, in fact, actual refusal to fully prosecute those involved. How many Fulani AK47-wielding bandits masquerading as nomads have been arrested and prosecuted by law enforcement? Do you know how often innocent victims who fight back have been arrested and prosecuted by the same security system? Almost always. If that is not complicity on the part of the fed govt / law enforcement, tell me what is. BAT is the fed govt and the fed govt is BAT, full stop.

Besides, the Nigerian presidency under normal circumstances is the most powerful presidency in any democracy due the disproportionate concentration of powers. Throw in BAT's unprecedented power grab and his powers and, therefore, abilities to smoke out the animals and wipe them off the face of the earth bothers on something else compared to any other civilian leader in the nation's history. Do you know how exponentially defense budgets have been increased because of Fulani banditry since the last year of Jonathan's presidency? Insecurity has been rising with every such budget increase. How do you explain that? As Obinna77 has opined, if BAT fails to sail with this flood presented to him free of charge by Trump, his ship on Fulani insecurity will run more aground.

Please, don't get in the business of lowering the bar for our leaders, especially for anyone in Aso Rock.

I whuna ihe m gwara gi, nwanne. Onye isi al'anyi wu onye ujo. Ujo nd'ugwu ji ya sike. Ihea Turompu kwuru kwesiri inye ya ike iji wee gboo nmekp'ahu ndi ugwu n'enye ya, nmekp'ahu ha n'enye anyi wu nde ndida. Kedi ihe ichere?

The best course of action for Nigeria now is to continue to present information to international friends…

If any Igbo group(s) prodded Trump to threaten action against Islamic criminals that kill innocent Christians if the fed govt continues to fail in its security responsibility to citizens including Christians, I could not be happier. That is not the case. It is, however, good to know that Trump, unlike Obama and Biden before him, could be so disposed.

This is no more 1967 when Wilson and Britain loomed large, and when both Johnson and Nixon differed to Britain on Nigeria. On many occasions since then, Northern and Islamic stakeholders have gone to Saudi Arabia and to the US to not only solicit parochial diplomatic and other supports, but to also champion anti Southern / anti Christian policies. Not once has OHANEZE gone in that direction despite its enormous advantages and inclinations with and to the US and its western allies; not even availing itself of its strong diaspora clout.

If I were you and your Arewa stronghold, I would stay as far away from Igbos on this issue as possible because it is one bear that has more capabilities than you can ever imagine to roar if seriously poked. Prodding Trump or any other disposed US president remains an option for Ndigbo, and I can promise you that it will be on issues that are more significant than what is on the table now.

Team Halfwits,
Your self delusion is starting to border on the ludicrous. You want Nigerarea to combat the US? Do you have any extent of the overwhelming power of the world’s hegemon the USA?
It has 11 Carrier strike groups, whose combined power is greater than that of all other navies, combined. I leave you to research what 1 Carrier strike group is composed-capable of.
And you advise that a contraption like ours with its centrifugal forces, where cruise missile and drone strikes can take out our leadership in minutes, akin to putting a knife to pry apart our fissures- to resist such a force?
Stick to your forte: election forecasting.
Your grasp of geopolitics is rudimentary.
Team Ndi ara. Genocidaires.

"as a member of the retired Major General Nicholas Rogers-led facts-finding committee on the incessant attacks on communities in Plateau State (2001 to 2025) which recently submitted its report to Governor Caleb Mutfwang…"
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We waited a whole week for Adeniyi to share some of his findings, as a member of that committee, with us, and all he did was to refer is to essays that he wrote before his committee concluded their report. Does he think we are children ? Anyway, the report is probably confidential

To piggyback on what you wrote here. A member of Reverend Kukah's Foundation, during an interview with Charles Aniagolu, of Arise news, explained why some Muslims are being killed, alongside Christians, in the North. He explained that the people that are doing the killings are radical Muslims. So, they consider the Muslims that they are killing to be "infidels". And to them, a "Muslim-infidel" is less than a Christian and thus fair game

So, what we seem to be dealing with here is a potent mixture of radical Islam, combined with extreme poverty, poor education, and a rising army of people that not only grew up in poverty and deprivation, but were never hugged, or cared for, as children, by their parents

During an interview, on this same topic, earlier this week, the Retired Archbishop of the Anglican Diocese of Jos, Banjamin Kwashi, stated it succinctly as follows:

"when children know that their parents care for them, they will grow up to be responsible"

At first blush, it appears that you are being harsh on laying the blame on PBT. But in a sense you are correct for doing so. Every leader must take responsibility for what is going on around them. But in his defense, Nigeria does not have enough funds to be fighting BH, ISWAP, ISIS, Bandits, and garden-variety maniacal killers, kinetically, all at the same time.

We have to prioritize and invest in infrastructural development, human capital development and service delivery. Which in itself, is an effective non-kinetic way to fight these ills

One thing PBT can do, though, is to tell the gospel truth to the North about issues like taking personal responsibility for their environment and birth control. He should borrow a leaf from Soludo who is dealing with the menace of quick-money rituals and ritualists, in Anambra State, by telling Anambrarians the gospel truth that it does not work.

Obviously, government official medium are not the only channels of news in any country including Nigeria.

How can it be so difficult to dig deep and report if there was a coup plot in Nigeria ? This is especially so since we are in a democratic dispensation unlike under a dictatorship where things of this nature are off-limit to the public. Anyway, the signs have always been there to show a utterly mediocre journalism sector with little or no capability for investigative journalism and deep analysis of serious issues in Nigeria. Our press thrive on coverage of staged events, government press releases and rumours initiated from beer parlours and now the social media. The pertinent question therefore is why are we still buying newspapers in Nigeria ?

And the other On Trump's view on the killings in Nigeria and threats. Now we are at a crossroad when the continuous deafness of government to the hues and cries over insecurity and persecutions resulting into deadly killings which has become routine in the country without accountability by authorities has come to haunt everyone in the country. Understandably and rightly so, victims will always link their sufferings to a larger agenda especially when there is a real divide. It is common knowledge that the people of Nigeria middle belt who are predominantly christians have since equalled the heinous assaults against them by the fulanis as genocide. Nobody can tell the story more than a victim . So why the uproar against Trump's position.

Today the leader of the most powerful country has labelled Nigeria "a disgraced country " with threat of military action against Nigeria. It is irrelevant whether Trump is right or wrong in his characterisation of the security debacle in Nigeria. It also of no consequence what we make of his threats including legality of such action. What is important is it is a free world and anybody is entitled to their view on any issue . The other critical matter is that the US have the capability to conduct strikes against Nigeria unhindered and without sanctions from others. Apparently Nigeria's image and esteem is now at the mercy of Trump.

Clearly, nothing has been so damaging to Nigeria than this Trump saga . I suppose only a few will understand this.

Now is not the time for rhetorics or trying to make sense of Trump. It should really bother the government and people of Nigeria that the country is now in the crosshairs of the might of the USA. This is never a good position to be for any country, and not at this time when a lot seem to be going down in Nigeria. The perception including utterances and actions of POTUS carries serious weight globally with implications for the adversary. Now is time for clear and level headedness to make Trump reverse himself. PBAT must throw everything into the fray to ensure Trump reverses himself !

Ms Sarah – you're still suffering from the Igbo-derangement syndrome that shields you from seeing and accepting reality as it presents itself in extant Nigeria. Anyone denying the mass murder of innocent Nigerians, Christians and Muslims, especially Christians in the MB, is a self-deceiver. If you also deceive yourself that the PBAT administration like its Buhari predecessor, is doing the basic needful to stop the carnage, you're a very dishonest person. Instead of seeking the usual fall guys, the Igbo, to blame for Nigeria's self-inflicted damages, you should be advising PBAT to abandon PMB's nation-killing ideological and tacit support for spreading Sharia across the country. The questions to ask are simple – are Christians and Muslims being killed in unacceptable numbers across the North and MB? Yes, they are. Who's killing them? BH, ISWAP, ISIS, Lakuwara, Bandits, Herdsmen, and other groups that identify themselves with Islam. Do you have any Christian equivalents of such killer-groups? Name them if you have. So, do the Christian victims have the right to complain of being targeted for elimination and annexation of their lands and communities by "Islamic groups?" Yes they do. "What-about-Muslim-victims" is neither a question for the Christians to answer nor stop them from protesting their being killed and dispossessed. It's the duty of the PBAT federal government to stop the killings, stop invading, occupying and expelling Christian communities into IDP camps. PBAT's not doing his job. But rather than urge him to wake up to his duties, Ms. Sarah is asking him to build up his army to fight America. How dumb can these ''Awolokans'' be?

Only the guilty are afraid!

Keep chasing shadows!

Donald Trump and the rest of the discerning world are not beguiled! They know the substance. And that is Trump's target. That target he'll definitely hit with guns-a-blazing!

The truth is that Donald Trump is unfazed by desperate conspiracy theories by the Afonjas. His mind is made on his mission. Just a matter of time!

The truth is that Donald Trump is unfazed by desperate conspiracy theories by the Afonjas. His mind is made on his mission. Just a matter of time!

In any case, "ham-fisted communication" did not start today only that APC government right from Buhari ( with Lai Mohammed as the purveyor-in-chief) has elevated it to official state policy. We remember that President Umoru Yar'dua's state of health was shrouded in secrecy. Jonathan, his VP, was denied access to him. At a time he was even "smuggled" into the country at midnight with airport's lighting system switched off. Segun Adeniyi, you served as official spokesperson to Umoru Yar'dua.

The same thing happened with Buhari's health leading to speculations of a body-double aka Jubril el-Sudani. Some people still retain this memory of a body-double even after Buhari's death. Incredible!

I can tell you that the rumoured coup is already being theorized as phantom coup, a witch-hunt, akin to the jackboot days of IBB and Abacha. And no one should be blamed for harbouring such thoughts for a government that feels indisposed and insecure.

As for Donald Trump's "threat"? If you know DT well, he is a man who stands and lives his convictions, rightly or wrongly. I see his "desire" to intervene in Nigeria's insecurity as a welcome development. Calling it a threat is avoiding the truth which might hurt the country eventually. Enough said!

Then again, I have seen Youtube videos of Bishop Angbe and Bishop Jude Arogundade respectively addressing US congressional fact finding commissions on the issue. There is also the viral video of the outcry of Rev. Dachomo crying out to the world at the mass burial of mass murder victims in Benue. And there are similar ones.

Yet TheCable online newspaper published by the Ronu Chief priest, Mr. Simon Kolawole, hurriedly conducted its biased & venomous report linking the basis of the claim to IPOB. Ojy Okpe accordingly quoted this finding at length on Arise "Early Morning Show." And Daniel Bwala & by thatvery fact the government of the day has adopted it & has been spreading it.

Thus, while the claim of Christian persecution & genocide in Nigeria is true (different from politically motivated terrorism in the far north which went out of control), it is not true that the claim originated from IPOB!

That said, we are pleased by the prospect of, and welcome an establishment of an American military base in Portharcourt to combat & deter terrorists perpetrating the murders. We thank the able president of the United States of America, Mr. Donald Trump for the idea & urge him to hasten up with the plan. We cannot wait to have the American protect & liberate terrorized & enslaved people!

ADDENDUM
As it is, Tinubu had himself, in the run up to 2015 election, accused president Jonathan of allowing Christian massacres – thereby acknowledging it then! That was at a time they were also courting Washington & inciting it against Jonathan. KARMA is back to exact its revenge on Tinubu. In fact, on every issue, & on every front – call it fuel subsidy, Christian persecution/genocide, call it the ire of Washington, call it whatever you may – KARMA has been hunting Tinubu with the very weapons he used against Jonathan. It is not only him, other members of the 2015 hound of liars have been receiving their own fair share of the seed they sowed in 2015, in the form of visa ban/revocation, turning pariah, etc. It is in Tinubu's case I know KARMA is real!

To an extent, the foregoing situation would have been avoided if President Tinubu had acted courageously to boost frontline security personnel to 1million, with at least 15,000 in each state reporting to the State Governor.

The best course of action for Nigeria now is to continue to present information to international friends on our efforts, to boost security personnel numbers, attack and destroy terrorists/secessionists, and acquire sufficient equipment to let USA know there would be significant loss of personnel should they invade Nigeria. Afterall USA has repeatedly failed at all attempts to invade/destabilise Cuba just off their coast since 1960s.

These are uncharted territories for Nigeria, never since independence has any country threatened military action against us. All patriots MUST all rally around and support our President with advice and morale to lead us to victory.