Wednesday 16 December 2015

Between the COAS and the Shiite's: What Yardstick for Boundary.

It's high time we defined where and what our boundaries and limits as a body, bodies, group or groups are in the country of ours. It is very obvious that people and organizations or groups have begun to violate public order and peace all under the excuse of human rights and protests. The recent protest and confrontation between the team of escort and the Shiites at Zaria, Kaduna is an example of such violations and this calls for a proper definition of "boundaries" to the citizens and people of Nigeria. On watching the video and other videos of the incident on YouTube and other news channels one will shocked to discover that the team of soldiers and the COAS are in NO WAY wrong to have metted such action on the group following the way the Generals and his soldiers pleaded with the protesters that they "the Army" are just passing through and should be allowed to go for their duty. Lest you forgot, these soldiers have sworn with their lives to defend the sovereignty and integrity of this nation and as such, were on a trip to go discuss one or two of such measures they will be employing in protecting our nation when these group of protesters, the Shiites, barricaded the road. I watched in dismay, the total disregard of human rights and peace and order by this group as they were being pleaded with by the General and his team for up to 15mins only to have this group delay and violate their right to passage and freedom of movement (of the soldiers). One begins to wonder if these people actually believe the "soldiers" and our "military" in general don't have their rights as humans or if they (the Shiites) believe they have higher rights than the soldiers. This issue should not be politicized to favour any region, group or what have you in any part of this country, whatsoever, in anyway for it will only escalate the menace. Like I saw somewhere on one social network community "I have never seen in any movie where soldiers are begin civilians to allow them (the soldiers) exercise their rightful given human rights" yet, these soldiers spent more than twenty minutes begging and pleading with these Shiites to allow them through to their function. Also, the Iranians protesting should be termed enemies of democracy because this video proves that the Shiites is just another time bomb of insurgency waiting to explode. Enough is too much, no group(s) holds more rights than any individual or group(s) in the world over so, they should be held responsible for manslaughter. Not the COAS or the Army. Let's call a spade a spade and fix the round peg in a round hole.

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