Last week, armed herdsmen extended their activities to Kogi State where over 25 people were killed and four in Edo State, a situation that has continued to send fear to Nigerians over the ability of government to tame the insurgency. A festive convergence that included a gaggle of twenty-five governors, plus a president constituted a national provocation, not celebration.”He said in such instance, “President Buhari should have adapted the dictum of Obasanjo’s ‘I am not obliged to be here’ to the celebrants. “What is this but a ploy to stifle criticism and snuff out the fundamental right of expression. What does it amount to but a cover-up for corruption and impunity in high places? But let us not be fooled – they would not dare carry out such an outrageous sentence.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2018 03:11 UTC