By Obi Nwakanma
Since the movers
of Boko Haram think of books as “haram,” it is most unlikely that they, being
illiterate, can comprehend, and therefore are likely to read this tribute to
the young woman whom they have killed, Hauwa Liman. And so, this is not
directed at them.
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| *Hauwa Liman |
They cannot read. In any case, one must address a
community of humans, those who share human traits; who have the natural human,
and healthy instinct for empathy. It takes a subhuman freak, and a deadly form
of misanthropy, to take another life. Members of the Boko Haram movement are
not human.
By Farouk Martins
Aresa
Professor Blassey Ford is not Hauwa Liman an African woman
the last time we checked but she carried all the stigma of Boko Haram girls
that were sexually abused or killed. She predicted the pain and psychological
trauma she would go through if she ever came forward. Nevertheless, she never
predicted the threat to her life! Even worse is the fact that nothing would
happen or change because her harasser would be believed over her.
In terms of equality between men and women,
we might as well look towards Western Europe and Canada since Africans cannot count
on the story and safety of American women. However, African women are pulling
their weight everywhere. Many of them are just as highly educated as men but
the opportunity to move to the highest level still comes through politics. This
is the place where most women are missing in Africa.
By Paul Onomuakpokpo
With the murder of
Hauwa Liman, we have once again been starkly reminded of our lack of
governmental bulwark against the savagery of those who are unmoored from all
legal and moral boundaries in our midst.
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| *Leah Sharibu |
Yes, it is only a reminder. Successive
governments have abandoned the citizens in a gruelling struggle with their
challenges. But the battle for daily survival only becomes more tormenting with
the lurking reminder that these challenges are not just existential; they are
unconscionably inflicted by a pestilential leadership deficit. Now, consider
this: Despite the billions of dollars that are yearly voted by the government
for electricity, security and other forms of infrastructural development, the
citizens are saddled with the responsibility of providing these for themselves.
