By Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba
The
killings in Enugu
is a done deal but should be made to be the turning point of Boko Haram’s
southward incursions. Let history understand that the point where the dead
martyrs of Enugu
were buried was the furthest and the last stop of the terrorists. That here was
where we stood and declared that we will not take any more nonsense.
Here’s how:
1.
Burials
of the dead: Let’s bury the dead one at a time
and make each burial as gruesome and emotional as possible. The dead should be
carried around the entire LGA with processions led by bishops, Catholic and
Protestants and MASSOB and Kanu’s IPOD providing security. Let’s ask the police
and security men who could not protect the dead when they were alive to stop
protecting them when they are about to be buried. During the services let the
bishops call for Holy Ghost fire to be returned to sender. Give MASSOB leaders
a chance to make incendiary speeches if the collar on the bishop’s necks stop
them from telling the truth as it is.
2.
Show
of anger: Invite all the governors of all
Southern States and NC State who have suffered from the terrorist’s actions and
give them a chance to represent the feelings and anger of their people. This
would show the leaders of Boko Haram that there is a united front before them
and that the front means business. It will also awaken the sleeping president
from his slumber.
3.
Talk
back to the Northern Governor’s Council: Governor Ugwuanyi should summon
his colleagues to a SE Governor’s council. They should repudiate the statement
from the Northern Governor’s Council suggesting that the use of the word
CRIMINAL in association with the killings south of Jos be banned. The events
were criminal for if the killers are ever caught they would be charged with
criminal offenses. What the Northern Governors said was an insult on the
victims and extremely insensitive.
4.
Make
Laws Controlling the movement of herds: Governor Ugwuanyi should summon
his legislature and send them a bill outlawing the movement of herds by any
means other than trucks and trains in the state. Each southern governor would
send such a bill to their own legislators. This cooperative agenda would send
signals that leaderships of the south are poised to lead and would make the
sleeping Abuja
leaders wake up of be woken up.
5.
Establish
lines of communications between the states and the federal government: The southern governors should have
a southern governor’s council to stand toe-to-toe with the northern governor’s
council and issue opinions on matters concerning the region. The south should
bury their differences at some points in the interest of their region. It
should not prevent them from belonging to different political parties. Not all
northern governors belong to APC but they sometimes unite.
6.
Tell
the world what happened: The various segments of people of Nigeria should
demonstrate and denounce the incident. University of Nigeria
has led the way. There should be more demonstrations by UNIZIK, ESUT, high
schools, etc. and by market women. The country should express their anger.
The purpose of the above
suggestions is to heat the polity for it is when a plane has been sufficiently
heated that it generates the power to fly. The only way to awaken a slumbering
government on the issue of killing people on their lands is to make conditions
too hot for them. It is depressing that the president of Nigeria would
meet with the governor whose people were just murdered in cold blood and all
that both could do is to smile. One gets the impression that what just happened
was not a serious breach of the peace. The people of southern Nigeria should take their cue from the burial of
Steve Biko after the Apartheid Regime in South Africa assassinated him.
Make the killing of Nigerians too
hot to touch.
*Benjamin Obiajulu Aduba is a commentator on
public issues
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