Tuesday, 10 July 2012
SEE WHAT FULANI GOAT HEADERS DID IN PLATEAU:This is more than a tragedy; it is a calamity':
Former Lagos State Governor Asiwaju Bola Tinubu has described the bloodbath in Plateau State as a challenge to Nigeria. The former governor, in a statement, yesterday urged the Federal Government to contain the violence in the North. Excerpts:
What happened this weekend in Riyom Local Government Area in Plateau State was an affront to God and humanity. This was more than a crime. It was an exhibition of a deadly hatred that seeks to establish a home in our beloved nation. However, such violence has no place among us. There is no reason imaginable that can legitimise the killing and destruction. To kill innocent people is always indefensible. To kill those who were merely seeking to bury their loved ones is the handcraft of wickedness. It is a lowly abomination. The perpetrators struck in wanton lethality in apparent hope that their deeds will spark a cycle of violence and retribution setting the nation against itself, as such. they seek to turn Nigeria into a factory of lawlessness.
Their plan was inhuman; their actions vile; their objective will never succeed. They may have wounded Nigeria. Yet, after all the sacrifices and hardship Nigeria has experienced, this nation will never succumb to their terrible designs. There are no differences that anyone can have with government that justify this unpardonable act. This was more than senseless revenge against government; it was an attack against the people of Nigeria and our way of life.
The unfolding tragedy and the inability of the current government to bring the situation under control confirms our fears: that Nigeria is on a free fall under an incompetent leadership. That Nigerians are no longer safe in the confines of their homes and communities is not the path to development and transformation but is the road to greater uncertain and fear.
This massacre has cut into the heart of the nation. These evildoers apparently seek to make Nigeria a failed state. Those of us who love this nation and its people will not allow this to happen. Despite this violence, we will not let fear rule us but we must awaken our moral strength so that we can repel this assault against our human decency. We must not cower but must summon courage at this moment. Moral conscience eventually triumphs over murderous crime. All of us who cherish freedom and dignity and who love this nation must not allow the evil actors to divide and separate us along ethnic, religious or regional lines. We must stand firmly beside each other as Nigerians. Despite this tragedy, we must hold to each other and strengthen the bonds that unite us. Only in this way, do we honor the lives we have lost, do we foil the dark plans of those who hate justice and democracy, and do we turn Nigeria into the nation of our dreams. Our brotherly charity and sympathy must be extended to those who family members, loved ones and friends. To those who did this terrible act we extend nothing but a firm declaration that Nigeria Nigeria will never be brought down by their misdeeds.
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