With Adetunji Ayobrown
What will history call this was the very first question that struck my
mind after watching the terrible video. Just like dangerous insects
that must be squash quickly, DSS in gangster manner, rude, uncooked
and presumptuous gave itself nose bleeding just to arrest ordinary
unarmed civilians. Truly our society is now a masked ball which hides
its real identity and character but unfortunately reveals it by
hiding.
Liar-liars pants on fire, is a common saying because no matter how
long and fast lies travel, truth will catch-up with it in a day.
Though before the last Friday show of shame, different antics and
tactics had been deployed to keep both Omowole Sowore and Olawale
Bakare incommunicado but now in the presence of the whole world, their
denial had indeed denied or rather exposed them. When the duo of
Sowore and Bakare were charged with treason following a demonstration
by some Nigerians on the platform of #RevolutionNow to protest what
they described as worsening living conditions in the country,
Nigerians never gave it serious thought. Happenings after that had
indeed shown us more reasons that revolution is a must, and with this
many Nigerians agreed totally.
The way they think the world works is rather unfortunate, for such
impunity actions to be done inside the court in broad daylight.
Interestingly, after over one hundred and twenty-four days in the
custody of the Department of State Services (DSS), and his release was
ordered by a lawful court of justice, the security agency felt he must
be rearrested. Attempt to effect the fresh arrest became a stampede,
the ensued commotion allegedly made court officials, lawyers,
journalists and others to run for safety, because the DSS agents
purportedly pulled their guns in a show of force in the court
premises, causing confusion, the DSS has however denied this in a
release.
Memories of their trainings scattered to the winds. Honestly, he who
asks fortune tellers about the future unwittingly forfeits an inner
peace because knowledge of coming events that is a thousand times more
exact than anything they may want to know would no longer know peace,
so they say. Their hidden dirtiness was exposed by no one else but
them self, many Nigerians still talking about it. There is time for
everything under the heavens; because experiences has shown that if
one foresees far away the designs to be undertaken, one can act with
speed when the moment comes to execute them. For many of which had
happen since they came to power, many were shock to their marrow that
this government is capable of another atrocity like this.
Fine match with ugly, or how else can describe the scenario,
incapability of growth the change of progress, an unimaginable
behaviours of elite security agency. This is not suitable for
discussion ask the international community. How do we rank scheme of
recent happenings, those things you donโt see every day. It hit like a
thousand knives stab you all over your body.
How else would commonsense describe it except for the Prof. Wole
Soyinkaโs way who said dogs act more civilised than the operatives of
the Department of State Services that stormed the Federal High Court
to re-arrest Omoyele Sowore. To understand how best to deal with a
government like this, Animal Planet is the recommended channel to
watch, if you doubt this, logical analysis of APC government on how it
came in its final life transformation will convince and not confuse
you.
Truth must correspond with reality. For instance, during a recent
press conference by President Muhammadu Buhariโs daughter Zahra, she
wondered why she should be punished for her fatherโs actions. โ…
people blame me for my fatherโs actions, but seriously, am I in office
with him? Do I take any vital decision? These were her questions but
many are of the opinion that as a family you do advice one another,
but unfortunately, it seems this is not so.
When Zahra called a press conference expressing her feelings on how
she became a revenge target for her father, the โinnocent ladyโ not
knowing what next to do resorted to pleading for public understanding
and mercy. Many Nigerians felt she deserves what she is getting, but
some like me think the poor lady is a victim of circumstances, who
deserve little or none of the antagonism, but just happens to be the
presidentโs daughter. And playing the role is just not impossible for
her, unfortunate case of helplessness in her own story, what a pity!
Who is she to her father is a billion naira question that she must
have been asking herself but it seems no one to help her with the
answer. If she is truly her fatherโs blood dissociating herself from
her father is rather impossible, as opined by some other Nigerians.
Another victim of circumstance is Hajia Aisha, โbad people have taken
over the countryโ, she lamented. The wife of the president said it is
unacceptable that those who should be in control of the government
have become incapacitated. She accused presidential aides and other
government officials of ignoring issues they should respond to and
focusing on things that the presidency has no business in. Aisha
thinks we should not allow people that are nothing to override the
innocent and actual people that should be there.
Our situation is now precarious; it is not about anything but pain. I
donโt know why people that are supposed to be in charge should remain
mute while bad people take over the country from us. It should not be
and totally unacceptable.
On President Buhariโs instruction, the Federal Government rushed and
paid about $200million for in a court case in UK, who would believe
that this same government knows the importance and necessity attached
to obeying court orders…rather interesting. When you obey foreign
courts and disobey courts in your domain, wouldnโt people think
something is indeed wrong with this government? Publisher of Sahara
Reporters, Omoyele Soworeโs case was good enough example for us to
deserve international condemnations, the action is not such that
should be heard not to talk of seen in daylight among civilised
people.
Even ordinary animals exhibited more civilised manners than the DSS in
their manners in court, Kai, we are indeed already inside a โone
chanceโ rickety tricycle, this was widely expressed when Nigerians
took to their twitter handles. How many Nigerian courts had Buhari
government obeyed? Little wonder Aisha Buhari said Nigeria had indeed
be taken over by bad people. News reports said the wife of the
president, claimed โbad peopleโ have taken over the country from
people who are supposed to be in charge.
She said it is unacceptable that those who should be in control of the
government have remained mute, while some persons are using the social
media to bring down the government, though she agreed there is indeed
problem with the present government situation.
Dogs act more civilised than DSS, the Nobel laurel, Prof Soyinka
described it all in one sentence. Imagine how a good number of
Nigerians are condemning the nation and still counting in millions.
How do you want me, an ordinary citizen to obey when you the
government disobeyed courts tyrannically in broad daylight? Many out
there pity the good but helpless citizens who voted for this nonsense.
Among many other seen and unseen intrigues, operatives of DSS were on
video trending, wrestling Mr. Omoyele Sowore to the ground as they
rearrested him inside an Abuja Federal High Court on Friday. To
understand how best to deal with a government like this as stated
earlier, recommended channel to watch is the Animal Planet and I
agreed with the Nobel laureate.
Though with exceptions, there are very few men, who are able to think
and feel beyond the present moment, Carl von Clausewitz was indeed
right. Those in agency like DSS should be able to behave above board.
Only God knows if they forgot their sworn obedience to the rule of
law, Nigerians deserve better explanations if we have anything near
civilised secret agency.
Who will then advice President Buhari on internal security? When
agency that are suppose to show intelligence are displaying lack of
commonsense, parading weird stupidity and nonsense. I pity the nation,
because one wonders what the agency stand to gain from that show of
shame, many Nigerians reactions show their patience tested and their
anger is full to the brim.
An agency that is always in attendance at all major international
conferences, seminars and workshops on human rights on how to be of
best behaviour for such high profile organisation is telling others to
disobey the courts of the land. Even in denial, still circulating is
the video of a pack of the DSS men as they bring down an unarmed and
totally defenceless victim within the sanctuary of a court of law,
shows the world how good our laws and enforcement are; leadership of
such agency deserves commendation letter donโt you think. How it ends
will determine everything.
It is a known fact that DSS is in existence because the law decreed it
into existence. But who will now remind Buhariโs government and his so
called highhanded security agents that obedience of court orders is
the cornerstone of democracy. Nigerians and the internationals
community deserve unreserved apology for the shameful act, as indeed
another terrible history has been recorded.
*Ayobrown, Senior System Analyst, National Pilotย Newspaper, writes
viaย aayobrown@gmail.com
