“In a sane nation, a convoy of armed men would trigger an immediate military response. In Nigeria, it triggers escort sirens and political greetings. How can a government claim to be fighting terror while those responsible for terror move around freely, giving interviews and speeches”
In no other part of the world does lawlessness wear a badge of pride as it does in Nigeria. Terrorists in this country now hold press conferences at known locations, broadcast on open radio frequencies, and move freely in convoys, heavily armed and unchallenged. They even host lavish weddings and birthday celebrations—attended, shamefully, by governors, senators, ministers, and other government officials.
The Nigerian government pretends not to be aware, but the rest of the world—especially the United States—is not fooled. The audacity of these terrorists, and the complacency of the authorities, is no longer just a failure of intelligence; it is a betrayal of national trust.
A Country Where Terror Wears a Uniform of Privilege
In a sane nation, a convoy of armed men would trigger an immediate military response. In Nigeria, it triggers escort sirens and political greetings. The distinction between government and the governed, between authority and anarchy, has become dangerously blurred.
How can a government claim to be fighting terror while those responsible for terror move around freely, giving interviews and speeches? How can they coordinate through radio waves and not be jammed or traced? How can they host celebrations with known public figures in attendance without a single arrest?
This is not ignorance. This is complicity.
The Silence That Screams
The Nigerian state’s silence and indifference scream louder than any terrorist bullet. The military will bomb impoverished villages for harbouring “suspected insurgents,” but the masterminds of terror dine in luxury in Abuja and Kano.
We have created a system where terrorists are feared, but leaders are not respected. Where citizens cry for help and get statistics. Where the government’s greatest skill is denial.
Nigeria has become a place where those who kill in the name of religion are “negotiated with,” while those who demand justice are “arrested for incitement.”
The World Is Watching
The truth is simple: the world knows what Nigeria’s leaders pretend not to know. Intelligence reports from the U.S., U.K., and the EU have long exposed the ties between top politicians, military officers, and terror financiers. The problem is not lack of evidence—it is lack of will.
Until Nigeria decides to stop protecting terrorists for political convenience, the blood of the innocent will continue to stain our soil, and our leaders will continue to be seen globally as enablers of chaos.
When Will the Party End?
Every wedding, every “birthday party” hosted by these monsters is not a social event—it is a declaration of the government’s failure to govern. Nigeria cannot continue like this and expect peace. The cost of silence will be national collapse.
Until we have a leadership that fears God more than it fears losing power, Nigeria will remain a nation where terrorists hold microphones while the government hides behind excuses.
This editorial challenges the Nigerian government’s ongoing complicity in the country’s security crisis. The question is no longer whether the government knows—it is whether it still cares.
