[OPINION] Nnamdi Kanu's Home Attack: Same Failed Approach, By Ena Ofugara

Is This The Only Way?

Do not we all know areas of violence that this military action is more suited for?
This is the approach that Yar Adua used on Yusuf's Boko Haram that gave us the Boko Haram menace of today.

It is what Abacha did to Saro Wiwa and Obasanjo did in Odi that birthed Niger Delta militancy

This same useless bluster in the Niger Delta by Buhari is what plunged Nigeria into recession when militants retaliated by bombing oil installations.


Osinbajo and co went and used their heads by using the peace, amnesty and poverty alleviation route and template deployed by Yar'adua and Jonathan and for over a year there has been no destruction of oil facilities and now we are out of recession brought on in the first place by mumu leadership style of fake tough Buhari.

Today, in a situation where simple intelligent counter-argument and poverty alleviation and actual more inclusive National governing can pull the rug from under Nnamdi Kanu, the Federal Government chooses the routes and strategies that have failed us in the North East, Niger Delta and now...

Everyone knows I have never supported IPOB but in all fairness i ask how many people IPOB has killed for the east to be under siege. how many?

I warned immediately Buhari took power that bombing the Niger Delta would cost Nigeria. It took recession for them to see what we saw and spoke up over. Today again we are saying "end this peaceful annoyances (not yet even an agitation)  in the East by simply changing strategy and running an all-inclusive government.

Instead of simply balancing appointments and projects, and giving assurances of oneness, this  APC leadership thinks sending in the army to kill is a better solution.

Nnamdi Kanu is not special. In fact he is very flawed. That he could muster such followership is proof that there are very dry tinder for anyone to set ablaze. Like Tompolo and co replaced Saro Wiwa, so will many and even less refined people replace Nnamdi Kanu.

Urhobos say "uyovwi swo okwo" meaning "the head should lead." The Christian Holy Book says "seek wisdom". Going in and shooting indiscriminately has never ended any insurrection. Thinking and strategy does.