The curse of Okuama tragedy
Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that virtually all African leaders come to power...
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Curses and magical beliefs are woven together in African politics. A study found out that virtually all African leaders come to power...
Nigeria must unravel the killing of the officers and men of the Nigerian Army who met their untimely deaths in Okuama.
There is also the resource jealousy and resource monopoly angle to the killing of the soldiers in Okuama. The resource-bearing communities see the rest of Nigeria as parasites reaping where they did not sow. On visits to Abuja, the communities see glittering streets paved by their oil money, compared to the despoliation of their lands and the crude-smeared waters they drink. They also know that fat leeches in power and their accomplices from other parts of Nigeria acquire toad-like stature from the wealth of their oil.
THIS is with reference to the article ‘Spoiling peace’ (Jan 7), which quoted John Stedman’s theory to ...
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