Nigerian army and vigilantes caught in a deadly ambush. 😭😭😭

We have lied to ourselves for far too long by pretending that the government is overwhelmed by the insecurity ravaging Kaduna State and the country. That is a lie from the pit of hell. These terrorists are known, and their locations are often within reach. Every day as an ordinary citizen, I receive intelligence reports about the movements of armed terrorists in different parts of the state. Security agencies receive intelligence too. Yet, far too often, little is done to prevent attacks before they happen. For years, we heard about attacks in remote rural communities. Today, the violence is creeping into the heart of our towns. Nowhere appears safe. Kaduna State even has a Commissioner responsible for security matters, yet that office appears to be as useless as the “K” in “knife.” There are no regular public briefings on the security situation, no meaningful updates to citizens, and seemingly no transparent communication about what the government is doing to protect lives and communities if at all anything is being done. Everything appears to be at a standstill when it comes to security. People are being hunted down like game in their own homes. Women and girls are being subjected to horrific abuse while in captivity. Communities are being terrorised, displaced and left to fend for themselves by terrorists whom the state government has, in the past, acknowledged engaging with in one form of dialogue or another. This cannot continue. As citizens of Kaduna State, we may soon have to consider staging the biggest peaceful protest the state has ever witnessed, not for politics, not for personal interests, but to demand the most basic responsibility of government: the protection of lives and property. We cannot continue to normalise death. We cannot continue to accept silence. We cannot continue to watch our communities being destroyed while those entrusted with protecting them remain largely unaccountable. Enough is enough. By the way this photo is not AI, it is a real photo taken of skeletons found somewhere around Rijana forest by one of my sources. Nobody can tell who they were but they obviously died in the forests and my source told me they couldn’t find any evidence of gunshot to their skulls or bones.

We have lied to ourselves for far too long by pretending that the government is overwhelmed by the insecurity ravaging Kaduna State and the country. That is a lie from the pit of hell. These terrorists are known, and their locations are often within reach. Every day as an ordinary citizen, I receive intelligence reports about the movements of armed terrorists in different parts of the state. Security agencies receive intelligence too. Yet, far too often, little is done to prevent attacks before they happen. For years, we heard about attacks in remote rural communities. Today, the violence is creeping into the heart of our towns. Nowhere appears safe. Kaduna State even has a Commissioner responsible for security matters, yet that office appears to be as useless as the “K” in “knife.” There are no regular public briefings on the security situation, no meaningful updates to citizens, and seemingly no transparent communication about what the government is doing to protect lives and communities if at all anything is being done. Everything appears to be at a standstill when it comes to security. People are being hunted down like game in their own homes. Women and girls are being subjected to horrific abuse while in captivity. Communities are being terrorised, displaced and left to fend for themselves by terrorists whom the state government has, in the past, acknowledged engaging with in one form of dialogue or another. This cannot continue. As citizens of Kaduna State, we may soon have to consider staging the biggest peaceful protest the state has ever witnessed, not for politics, not for personal interests, but to demand the most basic responsibility of government: the protection of lives and property. We cannot continue to normalise death. We cannot continue to accept silence. We cannot continue to watch our communities being destroyed while those entrusted with protecting them remain largely unaccountable. Enough is enough. By the way this photo is not AI, it is a real photo taken of skeletons found somewhere around Rijana forest by one of my sources. Nobody can tell who they were but they obviously died in the forests and my source told me they couldn’t find any evidence of gunshot to their skulls or bones.

Germany-based Nigerian man breaks down in tears upon arriving in Nigeria after seeing the level of suffering many Nigerians are going through.

Who would have thought that one day, the ‘almighty’ @elrufai would be making public posts tagging human rights organisations? Life is indeed in phases, and power is transient.

KADUNA UPDATE: Peace and Security The Government of Kaduna State under H.E Senator Uba Sani CON is hosting an Extraordinary Interfaith Dialogue with Imaams, Pastors, Clerics and Clergymen Theme: “Overview of the Impactful 3 Years of Peaceful Coexistence and Inclusivity in Kaduna State; Unveiling the Secret” 📍Abba Kyari Banquet Hall, Government House