Now that we negotiate with terrorists

‘Facts emerged on Friday the 17^th of August 2012 that the Federal Government of Nigeria was considering some of the peace terms of Boko Haram, the fundamentalist Islamic sect, which had masterminded bombings in the North for more than one year’.

Some of the demands by this sect include:

·         Payment of compensation for twenty four of their members they considered “killed unjustly” by security forces.

·         Release of those clamped into detention without committing any crime

·         And once these conditions were met, they would cease fire

It breaks my heart to know that people who have openly terrorized a state or country will be given amnesty with such benefits that even graduates who have laboured so hard yet peacefully cannot even access.

When a truly peace loving citizen who have spent years on the road seeking for a decent job hears about the larger than life terrorists and militants are living, you will need a stronger conviction to deter him from seeing why it doesn’t pay to be a terrorist rather than an abiding citizen of Nigeria.

No matter the issue, is it right for a president to publicly embrace a militant/terrorist group{s} or anyone that has picked up arms against the state?

But Nigeria is a country where it pays to be peace hating, commotion causing, kidnapping and bomb throwing citizen cause that is where lies the act of forcefully taking your own share of the national case knowing fully well that those high up who have decided to corner the wealth and convert it into their personal account cannot just be bothered about their welfare.

How happy can a peace loving citizen be to know that Asari-Dokubo earns $9M a year, Ateke Tom and Boy loaf earns $3.5M per annum and Tompolo gets $22.5M all in a year just by having a ‘degree’ in militancy

So tell me, what exactly are we trying to promote...Tranquillity or Terrorism?

You know the Israeli intelligence has this statement credited to them and I am of the opinion that this exactly is what every intelligent unit should emulate: “It is GOD who judges terrorists, ours is to arrange their meeting”

But in our own case, we try to paint a picture that the next special people after those holding political offices are terrorists since they end up having their own share of the National cake forcefully whilst the peace loving citizens are left at the mercy of the crumbs which fall from the table of these privileged few.

We shouldn’t be surprised when another group takes over from where boko haram ceases fire knowing fully well that that is the cheapest way to get fame and make a fortune.