by Eze Eluchie,
In a most
vile political plot to discredit and vilify the then sitting government, some
politicians in Nigeria orchestrated the ‘abduction’ of several hundred
secondary school girls in Chibok, Bornu State (North-eastern Nigeria) using the
subterfuge of the extremist Islamist terror outfit, Boko Haram.
The world
was ensnared into action via the #BringBackOurGirls hashtag which has since
turned out to be a most profitable venture for the originators of the hashtag
as they have been rewarded with quite juicy political appointments under the
current Nigerian government, a major beneficiary of the Chibok ‘abduction’
fiasco.
Several
months down the line, video pictures of some of the girls continue to be
surreptitiously released in a manner which mocks the world, particularly the
parents and relatives, and the complicit Nigerian government chides itself that
it does not want to use force to rescue the girls for reasons of their safety.
Safety indeed!
The Chibok ‘abduction’
fiasco was and remains a heinous act of the politicization of terror or better
still infusion of terrorism as a political tool, which has led to the loss of
several lives. Under the Rome Statute, this crime can be validly investigated,
prosecuted and punished as a crime against humanity. To ensure such crimes are
not replicated elsewhere, the world must act.
Picture: Nigeria’s
President, Buhari and another person of immense interests in the Chibok ‘abductions’,
Governor Shettima of Bornu State, seemingly celebrating one of the outcomes of
the Chibok ‘abduction’, a baby born to one of the 'abducted' teenagers (whilst the teenager-mum who was raped by her captors was being held captive by the terrorists).
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