TARABA INVASION PORTRAYS HIGHEST SECURITY DEFICIT IN NIGERIA!

ZION B-BC   NEWSLETTER.   

(Looking at Nigeria and the World's Political System From a Godly Perspective).

A Publication of the Zion Faith Bible-Believing Church Kpeyegyi Abuja Nigeria {Vol. 10.NO 432. 21st Nov, 2021.} “…ONLY The Truth, Will Set You Free! (John.8:32).  PRAY & FAST EVERY WEDNESDAY TO STOP BLOODSHED IN NIGERIA!

TARABA INVASION PORTRAYS HIGHEST SECURITY DEFICIT IN NIGERIA!

The Republic of Nigeria is called the “giant of Africa” only because of its population of over 200 million people; not because of exemplary leadership devoted to principles of democracy and social justice based on security and welfare of its people as a core responsibility!

Nigerian politicians since 1999 neither humbled themselves nor sought the face of God for the forgiveness of national sins and healing of the land soaked with tons of blood of innocent citizens who paid the supreme price during 30years of military aberration of the polity!

They were very desperate to have their portion of the “national cake” that they failed to scrutinize the “land mine” 1999 Military Constitution placed into the hands of a soldier-president to execute for Eight years following the “victory” of his party at the general elections supervised by his comrade-in-arms and were therefore alienated from his divine benevolence!

Beginning with institutional corruption which gave birth to insurgency, insurrection, civil disobedience, brigandage, banditry, kidnappings, 12-year-Boko Haram terrorism, farmers/pastoralists armed conflicts, brazen attacks on critical institutional infrastructures – including attempts to overrun some Governors’ Lodges – are the score cards of all consecutive political administrations of ONE PARTY SYSTEM till date!

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was hurriedly formed in 1998 after the demise of military maximum ruler/treasury looter with the aim of CONTINUITY because all pseudo political parties flowed into the MEGA PDP and the partying continued for 16 years when those who felt sidelined in the looting arrangement broke out to also hurriedly formed the All Progressives Congress (APC), which professed a CHANGE AGENDA – and they have all flowed into it to balance the equation!

The minority political leadership cared less about all negative international condemnation of Nigeria as the MOST CORRUPT/ POVERTY CAPITAL OF THE WORLD; THE DIRTIEST COUNTRY, THE MOST INSECURE COUNTRY TO DOMICILE ETC, ETC, but were only interested in accumulating their own share of the BLOOD MONEY at the expense of the vast majority of the poor masses whom the pretend to represent in government at all levels from Federal to States and the Local Government Areas (LGAs)!

IN PRESENT DAY NIGERIA, YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN!

The Minister of Defence and some Governors in the Federation have advised citizens to defend themselves in any case of attack by the criminal elements within the system because the security and welfare of the people was neither their concern nor primary objective and no wonder Nigeria’s ambitious neighbours - Cameroon Ambazonian renegades seeking to carve out a new settlement last week attacked unarmed and defenceless Nigerians in Taraba!   

On Tuesday, 16th November 2021, suspected separatist Ambazonian group from Cameroon, invaded Nigeria’s North-East Taraba State, killed not less than five people, including the Chief of Manga border Village in the Takum Local Government and escaped without any form of confrontation or resistance BUT a ranking member of the National Assembly (NASS), Senate Ali Ndume described the horrendous attack as mere “communal clashes” between communities along the common border of both countries and also claimed that the incident should not be regarded as an external aggression against territorial integrity of Nigeria!

His vituperation was not unexpected because this Senator Ndume representing Bornu South Senatorial District was once alleged to have been one of the sponsors of the Islamist Boko Haram Terrorist in government – an accusation which he vehemently denied when interrogated by the State Security Service (SSS), in November 2011! He is now Chairman, Senate Committee on Army.

However, Chairman of Takum LGA, Taraba State, confirmed the armed invasion as an affront against the sovereignty of Nigeria and said several residents who fled were still missing following the deadly unprovoked attack! He emphasized that several people fell into the rivers while others climbed mountains for safety and added that casualty figure was uncertain and speculative at about nine or eleven!

According to other reports, this attack was not the first! In 2018, many of the Ambazonian separatists who crossed Nigeria borders to inflict mayhem on the defenceless and unarmed rural dwellers were accosted, arrested and detained by law enforcement agents in Nigeria, but were eventually released through diplomatic channels to the Cameroon Government for necessary disciplinary measures!

COULD THIS FRESH ATTACK BE REGARDED AS A REPRISAL AGAINST NIGERIA?

Nigeria covered an area of 923,769 square kilometres (or 356,669 square miles), before “Bakassi Peninsula” which lies between the Cross River estuary, close to the city of Calabar was ceded to neighbouring francophone Cameroon (bordering Nigeria on the east), by the International Court of Justice in August 2008, on the strength of a “Green Tree Agreement” between the two countries!

Several other encroachments had been recorded by Niger (northern border), Chad (north east), and Benin (western border); because the “helpless and corruption-drugged giant” has porous borders of over 450 un-manned all-comers entry points through which criminals and insurgents like the Ambazonians always had field days!

AMBAZONIA SEPARATIST LEADER SAYS ATTACK WAS MASTER-MINDED BY CAMEROON GOVERNMENT!

The separatist leader, Dr Cho Ayaba has claimed that his group was not involved in the attack which he claimed was masterminded by the Cameroonian Government which planned to portray the Ambazonians as Nigeria’s external enemies!

An Armed Forces Military base is believed to be stationed in Takum which always handled communal clashes and regularly deployed to flash points in the area which has no known delineation of land marks or walls/fencing demarcation possibly because of common historical antecedents between communities on both sides of the two countries - Cameroon and Nigeria!

Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Lucky Irabor, in a reaction to the Taraba invasion said the Nigerian Army was engaged across the nation and would definitely execute professionalism in all areas of assignment in spite commitments in 34 States of the Federation!

ANGLOPHONE SEPARATISTS DEMAND FOR AN INDEPENDENT STATE FROM CAMEROON!

Two Cameroons’ (North and South), existed up to 11th February, 1961, when the Muslim-majority North in a plebiscite opted for a union with Nigeria and its South counterpart voted to join French-speaking Republic of Cameroon with a population of 26.55 million on the Gulf of Guinea, according to a World Bank 2020 figure.  

Octogenarian President Paul Biya (84), Africa’s oldest President, who is unconstitutionally having a third term in office has ruled Cameroon for 39 years (6th November, 1982 to date), and has lost all affection among the citizens except the Armed Forces, Gendarmes/Political jobbers who are supportive and very loyal to him!

Though Cameroon is a very small country in geographical size and economic status when compared to Nigeria but the disputed Bakassi Peninsular aggravated all areas of diplomatic relationship between the two countries because of the claim that the peninsular was endowed with large deposits of oil and natural mineral resources!

In those days before the International Court of Justice 2008 verdict in respect of Bakassi ownership went in their favour, the gendarmes were very aggressive against Nigerian rural dwellers of the peninsular whom they militarily attacked, illegally taxed and looted at random and went scot-free because they has official support!

Border incidents which worsened in the 1980s into the 1990s almost caused a full-scale war between the two countries until the Cameroonian Government filed litigation against Nigeria in 1994 at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), and in spite of the fact that the judgment favoured them those gendarmes were always quick to attack Nigerian border communities at the slightest opportunity up to the year 2017 when the Ambazonians intensified their insurgency against Paul Biya’s Government!

WILL THE NIGERIAN EXECUTIVE UNDER THE WATCH OF PRESIDENT BUHARI MOPE WHILE CAMEROONIAN REBELS MURDER ITS CITIZENS IN COLD BLOOD?

Apart from Taraba State Governor and some Senators who have vehemently condemned the Takum invasion, the Federal Government’s reaction has not been made public but Mr. President’s body language through immediate deployment of large members of the armed forces to the affected areas had spoken loudest and from all indications those culprits would soon be fished out and punished right here in Nigeria!

Governor Darius Ishaku has disclosed that he would discuss details of the unfortunate incident with the President as  soon as he had more facts adding that he had never kept quiet nor idle in respect of past incidents but had taken effective actions as the  Chief Security Officer of the State!

NIGERIAN SOCIO-ECONOMIC RELATIONSHIP WITH CAMEROON!

Bilateral trade relations between Nigeria and Cameroun in the past 24 year had been cordial in spite of the Bakassi dispute. Exports of Nigeria to Cameroon increased annually at 29.7% from USD$1.7million in 1995 to USD$889 million in 2019, the year when it exported USD$10.3 million worth of commodity into Nigeria!

Cameroon imports mineral fuels, oils, distillation products, tobacco, iron and steel, beverages, spirits, vinegar, fertilizers, plastics, vehicles, soaps, lubricants, electrical/electronic equipments etc, annually in millions of dollars and on regular bases. In 2018, according to the United Nations COMTRADE database on international trade, Cameroon imports from Nigeria was USD$342.2 million dollars.

THE GIANT AND THE SOLDIER ANT MUST CO-OPERATE TO ENSURE AFRICA REMAINED THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC DESTINATION OF THE 21ST CENTURY!

Was it not high time Presidents Buhari and Biya mend security fences through all diplomatic channels and nip in the bud all incursions from Cameroonian Gendarmes, Ambazonians into Nigeria once and for all! They MUST be called order without further delay!

The Nigerian Armed Forces are internationally acclaimed as an elite outfit that participate in peace-keeping operations and NEVER invasion of the territorial integrity of other nations therefore must not be dragged into unnecessary diplomatic row with Cameroon!

As for Nigeria’s very selfish and conceited political leaders, there could be no better time than now for them to REPENT and seek the face of God afresh through RESTITUTION ie, by voluntarily returning all aggrandized illicit monies including movable and immovable properties that have been illegally acquired to the TREASURY SINGLE ACCOUNT and to the Federal and State Governments in order to avoid the impending divine judgment upon all INIQUITIES OF MAN in the Earth which will be very devastating!

And for all Faithful Nigerians, be consoled with the Word of God Romans. 8: 18-25; that your present suffering and bondage will give way to freedom and eternal glory sooner that your expectation! 

      

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