The Nigerian Shadow War

From many indications, it appears that the Nigerian state is likely to have a very bad news from it's currently experiment of violence. To conclude that a puritive religious police in the name of “Boko Haram” has risen in Nigeria and has become this famous just these few years might be quite convincing. Of course, that is what they really want the people to believe. But this is not true; it's just a shadow of an object that is yet to fully manifest itself.

It's more like the global war of terrorism, now the talk of every day, beginning from September 11, the day that will permanently live in our memories.

You probably might have concluded that this is about some Middle Eastern rasters, trying to terrorize the world with their faith but it's not true. It is a political war and both the politicians and the religious extremists (the characters) they have created are in the same camp while the ordinary global citizens are the audience and at the same time the victims of the schemes. From time to time, they carefully draw the people's attention to their evil genius while monitoring every bit of their reaction. The truth is never sweet in the ears, so is the business of conflicts creation and resolution.

In the Nigerian case, until the Nigerian people chose, and quickly as such take their destiny into their own hands, the Boko Haram experiment will sooner or later delegitimize the Nigerian government for its inability to resolve the created conflict and the consequence might be very sad.

Absurdity of all absurdities is that this Nigerian gang, God knows where they have been recruited are like a bunch of baby philosophers who are unable to draw a simple line between illusion and reality.

They say they are anti-westerns, yet they are fighting a war with imported western weapons; they are using western means and tools to pass on their messages of hate. Since the beginning of their so-called HOLY HOLY campaign, how many of the victims are actually westerners? The destroyed infrastructures, the local businesses on hold, the poverty that is been created; how are the westerners going to suffer for these?

Except, of course the flag of the United States that has been recurrently burnt in protests. Even this is problematic. You used your own money to buy a piece of cloth, sew it and later burn it. You are the looser; the smoke will not reach anywhere.

You are ready to fight, fine. But don't turn your weapons on innocent women and children in the markets and church buildings. It doesn't make you a stronger man, butchering unarmed civilians and setting fires on people's houses while they sleep. Take up the Nigerian army instead. Go to the nearest army barrack and start shooting and may your God help you.

Sorry for the sarcasm. Honestly, I have seen tears on my eyes, seeing some images of innocent Nigerian in the news. What have they done? Some are neither Christians nor Muslims, why did they have to die?

Why can't we think now that we still have the chance? Why can't we throw away the guns before dwindling our own people into another opportunity for the world food program?