My mind has been going riot; mind boggling events that has
made Nigeria a once safe haven; to very unsafe and hostile
to live or transverse.
Few years ago I can travel any time of the day, but now this
has become a torturous adventures.
Now you don’t only fear armed robbers; police has made
travelling herculean with all manners of road blocks in order
to extort, harass and even rob you of your belongings.
Now police will want to search your phones, see all your
transactions, woe betide you if foreign transactions are
found in your alerts.
I don’t know why it is a crime to drive good car and owns
good phones.
Not just that, Custom will lay Siege telling you the car that
was cleared from Apapa or Tin can was underpayed for.
Even though same custom officers release your Container to
you. You will be lucky if your car is not impounded by service
filled with corruption.
Since there is no transparency in the operation of customs,
it is their words against yours.
Furthermore our roads are so unmotorable that you have to
change lanes like snake to avoid bad portions.
These has led to accidents that has made many maimed
and many families distraught due to loss of bread winners or
loved ones.
What has made it worse are rampaging kidnappers in
various shades and colours. It is no longer news that Nigeria
is under Siege .
This is a personate plea to Federal, State, Local
governments, security forces / services and various villages
and clans to make this Christmas and New Year celebrations
joyful and peaceful for all of us.