HOW NIGERIANS KILLED NIGERIA: MAZI NNAMDI KANU IS A PROPHET

When the leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) told us that he would destroy this oppressive and terrorist contraption called Nigeria, some of us mistook his promise for arms struggle. The man, a very enlightened son of a king in Ama Afaraukwu, Umuahia, used the truth to unsettle the intolerant mishandlers of Nigeria. He fired from London, came down here to be apprehended, and since then became the albatross dangling on the neck of a country that should not be. Yes, through the sermons of this erudite leader we came to know a whole lot about Nigeria. Nigeria is in a rejuvenated international cesspit with no succour in view. Kanu is not the cause; those that responded to the truth he told are. Nigerians killed Nigeria!

If you are one of those that felt elated that the Voice, Kanu, was arrested and kept in detention unlawfully, then you are one of those that killed Nigeria. If you prodded Buhari on, even when it was clear that the President, or whoever bears his name now, was killing innocents, celebrating the real terrorists - herdsmen and Boko Haram - then you are one of those that have killed Nigeria. If you joined those that unlawfully declared that the unarmed agitators for freedom are "terrorists", then you drove the final death knell into the ailing economy of Nigeria. All of you that evinced schadenfreude when innocent and unarmed agitators were severally shot at for manning their leader's gate; yes, all of you that said we must live as one in the face of obvious and painful disunity; and you that abused the truthful Kanu and eulogised the deceptive Buhari are the real killers of Nigeria's economy. Now that you have destroyed Nigeria, will you still object to the emergence of Biafra?

Where did Nigeria go wrong? Trouble started when Buhari, or whoever bears that name now, having been AWOL for several months, returned to make a bias remark about the state of the nation. For him, the agitators had crossed the red line and must be crushed, meanwhile the Fulani AREWA that had issued quit notice to the Igbo was left out of the warning. Buhari's selective approach to matters killed Nigeria. Between the armless IPOB and the dangerous AREWA we all know which poses serious threat to lives and properties. AREWA had sworn to unleash terror on the Igbo resident in the North, but our Buhari saw no reason to caution them. It is all about TRIBE and RELIGION for a man that calls himself president of a multicultural and heterogeneous religious enclave. Nigeria has never been this divided!

We have not forgot the unmathematical distinction between 5% and 97% in faraway London. There is no doubt whatsoever that no federal project has come to the East since 2015. I think those beasts in the East should be more concerned about that than about election. The five governors in the East became the five conquered souls in the East furthering the dominance of the North. These enslaved governors of the eastern states are the real reason Nigeria has died. The situation is so bad that no one is thinking of how to repair Nigeria. Nigeria has finally crossed the international red line, and it is shameful that some goons still support the unlawful acts of Buhari's.

The flimsy excuse given for the intention to leave many international associations cannot hold water. The same Nigeria they claim is broke is the same one that purchased cache of arms and heavy artillery for the onward terrorising of the Igbo in the East, for no other reason other than their agitation for freedom. When did Nigeria become broke? This was the same Nigeria that excluded commercial banks from FOREX, preferring instead that friends and well wishers of Buhari get the dollars from the CBN at unbelievable rates. Nigerians are Nigeria's enemy. We all know Nigeria is pulling out of these international associations because of Biafra. Of course, every international association will always admonish members against use of force in matters that require dialogue.

The intention to quit will end whatever remains of Nigeria. I have noticed to my dismay that serious bodies were included to be evicted from - IMF, IBRD (World Bank), UNO and over a hundred of others. Haba! Have these mishandlers of Nigeria considered the consequences thereto? Why should a peaceful agitation for freedom lead to this? Is nationality no longer a matter of choice? Is unity by force? Buhari is destroying Nigeria because of his hatred for the Igbo. Does it mean that no one can call this man to order? Nigeria is in a quicksand. Why are Nigerians maintaining criminal silence over an impending disaster? God forbid! Nigeria will be allowed to quit these international associations after the Biafra issue has been resolved. We are too smart for them.

The IPOB cannot be a terrorist organization because it refers to every indigene in Biafra. The EU, UN, and UK have all rejected the terrorism label. No single nation is qualified to make the terrorism call. Even if Nigeria leaves 1000 international bodies, the struggle for self-determinisn will continue. There was a declaration for Oduduwa Republic. I wonder why the West, where that declaration was made, was not invaded. You can see how Buhari hates the Igbo! His hatred is sufficient reason why Biafra must come. The Igbo are not safe in Nigeria anymore. They need to be set free. Nigeria just keeps killing the Igbo people. This has to stop. The only way out is Biafra. Buhari's baseless hatred for the Igbo and occupants of the South-South has destroyed Nigeria. The time for the South-South and South-East to unite and leave is now.

Russell Idatoru Bluejack is a thinker, revolutionary writer, university tutor, and socio-economic and political analyst that writes from the creek in the coastal part of Biafraland.