Deep Thought

 Insecurity: One-on-One with the CDS, General C.G. Musa. By   Prof. M. K. Othman   The complexity of Nigerian security challenges seems beyond human comprehension, defying logic and common sense. If not, how do we explain that some citizens work against the national collective successes just for a pot of porridge? Our challenges are mainly man-made and primarily driven by selfish reasons. A critical reflection on the insecurity in Nigeria shows, on one hand, criminals-the architects of the problems and the direct beneficiaries—parading themselves as warlords fighting their motherland for worldly gains, pleasure, adventure, and unknowingly playing the tools of neo-colonial masters, destroying their country. On the other hand, some Nigerians are working hard and relentlessly to overcome these issues. Others, responsible for addressing the problems, benefit from the largesse of heavy security investment and blood money. They are thus apprehensive of the logical end of the is...

 Nigeria's Violent Crimes: Urgent Need to Nip it in the Bud By Prof MK Othman I was once a victim of 30-minute banditry. My household and I, and a few others, were held captive for 30 minutes in my house by a bunch of 8-armed men in a hellfire traumatic experience from about 8:30-9:00 pm on June 12, 2018. It was an experience you could not pray for your worst enemies to undergo. Watching a video clip of an abducted victim of banditry is much more disgusting until you put yourself in the shoes of the victims and imagine the harrowing experience. How many people can survive such scenes? Some were lucky to make it, but Sarkin Gobir of Gatawa, Isa Bawa, was not that lucky; he was helplessly and gruesomely murdered in cold blood by his abductors, who may still be at large. Many of us wept after watching the video clip showing his helpless plea to save his life with his hands tied behind his back, pleading in the most piteous tones.  He was dressed in blood-soaked clothes, earnestly...