The single most deadly event of global terrorism in recent human
history failed to make global headlines for obvious reasons—it happened
in Nigeria.
On Saturday the 3rd of January, Boko Haram
terrorists from Nigeria and Chad stormed Baga fishing town in Borno
state and after discharging the multinational forces stationed, begun
what will be the worst massacre and single event of ethnic cleansing of
the current century.
Amnesty International estimates
that up to 2000 people were killed. Most reports give equivalent
figures. Corpses have been strewn across the town, home to population of
an estimated 10,000 that has now been wiped off the face of the earth.
Fleeing residents were gunned down as they ran with the young, women and
elderly as the predominant victims.
In Paris this week,
terrorists killed 12 people at the Charlie Hebdo magazine office and
candle-light processions and other events of global solidarity have been
rampant across the globe. The perpetrators of the act of terror have
already been narrowed down, identified and killed.
Perhaps the
answer to why the world cares little about the genocidal predicament in
Nigeria is best found in the following comment in the BBC on January
8th:
“While President Goodluck Jonathan, who is seeking
re-election next month, has condemned the attack on a French satirical
magazine in Paris as dastardly, he has not commented on the violence at
home, our reporter says.” [http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-30728158]
Nigerians
continue to tolerate their helplessly hopeless and clueless leadership
which regards them as little more than monkeys or actually more
worthless than. With a President who fails to secure life and elevate
local and global attention to out-of-its-control genocides within the
country, the colonialist ruled world conveniently pretends not to
notice.
There are next to no protests for the nation’s insensitive
and hopeless leader to resign or serious attempts to impeach the
President. Nigerians thus appear tolerant of the pogrom and as
insensitive and lacking of humanity as their leader… and the
hypocritical, pretentious world will not be bothered.
It is not likely much will be said or anything will change after this massacre. Unless if by the ghosts of the dead.