War On Terror: There Are More Questions Than Answers.......

by Eze Eluchie,

Did it have to take the dastardly attack by ISIS on Paris (13^th November 2015) for the French authorities to realize what mortal harm ISIS posed to humanity and then embark on the massive ariel bombardment of Raqqah and other ISIS positions in Syria?

Why has the United States and its partners failed and or refused to share intelligence on ISIS with other countries willing to take on ISIS? Only sharing required intelligence with France after the sordid attacks of 13^th November.

Will Amnesty International, and other such groups, which had the temerity to accuse Nigeria’s military of ‘war crimes’ and ‘crimes against humanity’ in response to our soldiers robust reaction to the Chibok ‘abductions’ have the guts to dare question the right of France to hit back at terrorist elements, wherever they are and whosoever their backers are, who attacked France on 13^th November?

Why has the world tolerated the romance between Saudi and Turkish authorities and ISIS thus far?

Why is there yet no unified stance against all Islamist terrorist organizations and their funders, across the world? ISIS, AQIM, Al Nusra, Boko Haram, Al, Shabaab or whatsoever!

In the global 'war against terror', there simply are much more questions than answers. And as the old reggae song goes, ‘the more I ask, the less I know’.

Picture: French President, Francois Hollande, declaring the ISIS attack on Paris an act of war to which France will ‘revenge’.

Terror Migrates To Europe

by Eze Eluchie

As Terror Migrates To Europe.

As we commiserate with the victims of terror in France, watching the carnage unfolding in Paris this night, with multiple terror attacks across diverse centers, History will definitely ask what German Chancellor, Angela Merkel, was high on, when she decided to open up Europe to so many unscreened ‘refugees’ from Arabia.

Terror has migrated to Europe. Europe is forever changed!

Picture: German Chancellor, Angela Merkel.

Pro-Biafra Protests: Mr. President, Rein In The Military!

by Eze Eluchie

The President and Commander in Chief of Nigeria’s Armed Forces and the new Minister of Defense should caution the military personnel from making comments on matters far above their mandate and scope.

The recent Press Releases signed by and comments made by the Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar and the Acting Director, Army Public Relations (DAPR), Col. Sani Usman, threatening to unleash the military on persons engaged in peaceful demonstrations over agitations for self-actualization in the South-East and South-South is uncouth, unprofessional, quasi-criminal and most unbecoming of trained soldiers whose pay and upkeep depends on public funds.

Are the comments by the top brass of our military indicative of an already planned operation to commit heinous crimes against an identified people in their legitimate quest for self-determination and self-actualization? Are these comments a furtherance of General Muhammadu Buhari’s avowed position to treat unequally those areas that gave him ‘5% votes’ during the last presidential elections? 

The issue gets more worrisome when it is realized that those making these threats against peaceful protesters hail from regions far removed from the protesters. These comments coming at a time when our military has been bogged down by intractable terror attacks by Boko Haram in our Northeastern region leaves much room to be desired.

Dialogue and peaceful arbitration remains the answer. Such threats to ‘crush’ peaceful demonstrations have no place in our current efforts at democratic governance.

General Muhammadu Buhari, the world is watching with keen interests....

Pictures: Chief of Air Staff, Air Marshal Sadiq Abubakar and Col. Sani Usman, Army Public Relations Director.