The abduction of the Chibok girls in 2014 triggered a global movement. One school abduction was enough to unite Nigerians, attract international attention, and place enormous pressure on the government through the #BringBackOurGirls campaign.
Yet, what has happened since then should trouble every Nigerian.
Under President Buhari's eight years in office, Nigeria witnessed about ten school abductions. Under President Tinubu's administration, in just three years, we have already recorded over ten school abductions.
Despite these repeated tragedies, there has been neither sustained national outrage nor significant international attention comparable to what followed Chibok.
This raises an important question: have we become so accustomed to insecurity that what once shocked our national conscience is now treated as normal?
At a time when millions of Nigerians are grappling with insecurity, poverty, and hardship, it is deeply troubling that those in power appear more focused on political calculations and preparations for the next election than on addressing the urgent challenges confronting our people.
It is, therefore, no surprise that some observers have labelled us a "Now Disgraced Nation". While we do not agree with any attempt to define our great country by its present difficulties, we must acknowledge that persistent insecurity, economic hardship, and leadership failure have damaged our reputation and standing among nations.
The answer is not denial, propaganda, or political distraction. The answer is leadership that is competent, compassionate, accountable, and genuinely committed to the welfare and security of the Nigerian people.
The Nigerian youth must not become indifferent. We must all refuse to normalise failure.
Young Nigerians - Take back your country!
A New Nigeria is Possible. -PO
To @SecRubio:
PLEASE REPOST.
@PeterObi is the best candidate for president of Nigeria, but he is destined to lose to the orrupt Tinubu unless the voting system is reformed from violence and corruption to free and fair elections. Will you enact diplomacy to help? cc: @WhiteHouse
Look at the fear and pain written across this man’s face in the final moments before he was beheaded by bandits.
Tell me… is this how a human being is supposed to die?
What was his crime?
Was it simply trying to provide daily bread for his family?
He left home like every other Nigerian, hoping to return alive. He never knew the journey would end in horror, tears, and bloodshed.
At that moment, I can only imagine the thoughts running through his mind…
His wife…
His children…
His unfinished dreams…
His cry for mercy that probably never came. 😭
Our elders say the jollof rice served at burials tastes sweet until the fire is burning in your own compound. Today, it is someone else’s pain. Tomorrow, it could be ours if this evil continues unchecked.
And the pain does not end with him.
More than 45 innocent people are still being held in the forest by these wicked men. Some are only 4 or 5 years old. Little children who should be sleeping safely beside their mothers are now surrounded by fear, hunger, and terror.
For days, many of them have not eaten a decent meal.
Many have been beaten, tortured, humiliated.
And the women and young girls… only God knows the horrors they are facing in captivity. 💔
My heart breaks for them.
My heart breaks for the hundreds of students abducted in Borno State just days ago.
My heart breaks for the thousands of Nigerians trapped in kidnappers’ dens across this nation while the world watches in silence.
Nigeria is bleeding.
Families are crying.
Children are becoming orphans overnight.
Mothers are burying their sons.
Wives are becoming widows in a single phone call.
“How long, O Lord? Will You forget us forever?” — Psalm 13:1
But even in this darkness, we hold onto God’s promise:
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” — Psalm 34:18 🙏
One day, this season of bloodshed and tears shall pass.
One day, God will wipe away the tears of His people.
One day, peace will return again.
At least he has third class certificate.
Kenneth Okonko should know this. Please help me tell Kenneth that our eyes are now opened to the reality.
PO all the way.
@AishaYesufu@Chima_Obi1234
@U_Rochas This voted for Obi in 2023 and I can assure you that he'll still vote for Obi again. The rest is just politics if not we know the reality and what is good for the country