tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20375601.post2244078196952153799..comments2023-09-26T10:06:01.332+00:00Comments on Nigerian Politics: Three-Year-Old Tot Kidnapped in Port Harcourt, NigeriaVeracityhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02609117535538254676noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20375601.post-56877789274251787842007-07-10T02:57:00.000+00:002007-07-10T02:57:00.000+00:00Chxta,Pandora's box indeed it is in the Niger Delt...Chxta,<BR/>Pandora's box indeed it is in the Niger Delta. But I don't quite see it as a catch 22 situation. What needs to be done is to apply a zero tolerance to all the banditry and mayhem. The Nigerian military should be seriously kitted and engaged in this situation. It is no coincidence that this type of militancy was not as common under the military regime of Abacha. Abacha was the worst dictator Nigeria ever had, but he knew when and how to crack the whip, as he did to Saro Wiwa's MOSOP after the grievous murder of the "Ogoni Four" by the Saro Wiwa led faction. <BR/><BR/>The only way the Nigerian government can be taken seriously is if it matches it's threat with some might, to give it some credibility and show these criminal groups in the Niger Delta that it is in control and means business. Government's prime responsibility is to ensure security for its citizenry and uphold law and order. It fails at these if it condones criminal groups of the sort in the Niger Delta for political correctness.Veracityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02609117535538254676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20375601.post-52045236299431594522007-07-08T18:26:00.000+00:002007-07-08T18:26:00.000+00:00While I support your suggestion, it would be rathe...While I support your suggestion, it would be rather difficult to pursue that course of action to say the least as Pandora's box has truly been opened, and so many now benefit from this criminal enteprise. Kind of like NEPA, so many benefit from the poor power situation.<BR/><BR/>A catch 22 scenario really...Chxtahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03363269342812285103noreply@blogger.com