Back to For a Corruption-Free Nigeria! The UN Abuja Bomb Blast and the failure of President Jonathan The UN Abuja Bomb Blast and the failure of President Jonathan Written by Daniel Elombah It has been a hectic August - The suspension of Justice Ayo Salami, President of the Court of Appeal, the Abuja bombing , the Jos Killings, Kidnap of Mikel Obi’s father, Arrest of 300 members of MASSOB, and more Boko Haram attacks in Borno and other Northern States – Nigeria appears to be a country under siege! But Last Fridays’ suicide bombing of the U.N. Abuja compound wins the ultimate hit. Nigerias latest suicide bombing Friday at the U.N. compound in the capital, Abuja, marked what is believed to be Boko Harams first assault on an international target. The bombing killed at least 23 people and injured more than 80, according to a U.N. spokesman. Crisis and public riots have always existed in Nigeria, but Bomb blasts affecting public buildings and institutions started during the watch of President Goodluck Ebele Jonathan. Security experts, Diplomats, UN Officials, the Opposition, and Nigerians are blaming President Goodluck Jonathan, government bureaucracy and lethargy on the part of the intelligence community for the ease with which terrorists picks their targets leaving behind casualties. A more dangerous development is the feeling among the generality of Nigerians that President Goodluck Jonathan and his officials know the people behind the Boko haram scourge but are afraid to take action against them. Someone said the baffling thing is that the government knows the people behind Boko Haram but not manly enough to go for them. May be GEJ is a coward after all. Now is another opportunity to go for whosoever is behind them. Or better still; let him go for the people behind the 1st October bombing. It could be the same people under different mask. GEJ must stand up now! More ominously, others believe the Federal Government is orchestrating these attacks, stirring unnecessary crisis to rope in the opposition; that President Jonathan is trying to make it look as if it is Al-Qaeda that are responsible by saying it is a global assault...but the questions remains...Who are responsible for the other bombings? Is Boko Haram going under the bridge? Who is supplying all these bombs? John Campbell, former US Ambassador to Nigeria no doubt spoke the minds of many when he wrote that he “couldnt fathom some logic and sense in the claims, responsibility and responses to the unfortunate incident of last Friday’s bombing. He gave his reasons as: 1. The level of laxity in the Nigerian security is quite appalling and not willing to improve despite incidences of repeated bombings in the capital city of Abuja in the last six months. 2. Everyone is pointing fingers to an alleged suicide bomber but no one is showing a footage of the incident. Who are the witnesses? An office and international organisation such as the UN building doesnt have a CCTV camera? It’s illogical. 3. The credibility for the news of claims by Boko Haram terrorist group most of the time seems spurious. In how many months of escalated bombings there seem to be no faces that can be linked to the group. Like Al qaeda, at least we know the faces behind the terrorist group and their modus operandi. In this case, with every claim to BH bombings we are left with no faces, just statements which can be done by anybody, or are there ghost workers in the Boko Haram terrorist organisation? 4. Since Oct 1 of last year, Nigeria has been reported to have 5 incidents of bomb last. The security agencies are yet to show a face that will be linked as a top member of the Boko Haram Group. Moreover, amidst whispering campaigns that his party might be providing tacit support to Boko haram, former Head of State, and presidential candidate of the Congress for Progressive Change (CPC), Major-Gen. Muhammadu Buhari, Tuesday directly challenged the Federal Government to unmask the people behind the terrorists. ... 3 comments Kayode Oluduro Patrick Sep 1, 2011 The onus to or not to unmask the faceless boko haram lies on mr president.He has to act and act as fast as possible. The citizens are waiting to see him in action. It will be too funny if he allows himself to be used in distabilising the country. LikeReplyFlag Pst Buraimoh Oluwafemi Ayodeji Aug 31, 2011 hope they will hear this and work on it. LikeReplyFlag Sign In to comment
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