The Current State of Unrest in Nigeria.

Sometimes, one can’t help but wonder why too many of our folks, especially those back home just don’t care about the current state of the nation. While a whole lot of them are nonchalant due to selfish reasons, some others are simply burying their heads in the sands like a bunch of ostriches. The following statements, as made by seasoned columnists, aptly sum up the situation:

"Few Nigerians understand that our chaos, our urban rot and rural decay, our decrepit roads, hospitals, and universities, our power failures and water shortages, and our fuel scarcity are collective consequences of our wanton embrace of the ‘unthought’ and ‘unreflected’ society". -Pius Adesanmi.

"The Sultan of Sokoto was reported yesterday as expressing worries about the future of Nigeria. Given his position as the Caliph and his pedigree as a battle-tested General of the Nigerian Army, he should be worried. We should all be worried too. And I wish those in government share in these worries. Every sensible person knows the country is exactly in a pre-crash state, except God takes absolute control of the cockpit..." - Lasisi Olagunju.

“Boko Haram is festering, bandits are slaying, killer herdsmen are advancing, SARs are maiming, secessionist are agitating, militants are emboldened, young people are idle and hunger is killing you, yet all you do is muse on base things. .. like a Phoenix, common sense is buried somewhere in the ashes of this national mediocrity and it's resurrection (which will lead to an insurrection) is at hand…” - Senami Kojah.

Nigerians protesting against tribalism.

Leader of the Boko Haram terrorists.

Nigerian soldiers.