Opinion: Borno and Nigeria’s Growing Distance from the President, By Jibrin Ibrahim
The communicative space is full of narratives depicting the security agencies as the real enemies of the people.
The communicative space is full of narratives depicting the security agencies as the real enemies of the people. I will end by presenting the latest I have seen on WhatsApp in this regard. As is the case with most such messages, we do not know whether they are true or false. The important thing however is that many Nigerians believe such stories and the gulf between the government and the people is certainly deepening.
Shema is a multi-millionaire oil mogul. His mother was recently kidnapped. The kidnappers demanded for 100 million naira as ransom. After tough negotiations, 20 million naira was agreed upon as ransom. The kidnappers also gave condition that the ransom should be in mint; new notes. The millionaire approached CBN. He got new money to the tune of 20 million. Serially arranged. He delivered the money to the kidnappers.
Such stories are frightening and for people to stop believing them, they must see evidence that security is indeed improving.
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