Jon Chikadibie Okafo

In Nigeria, people often suggest that only two things are certain- this certainty is tainted with some strokes of negativity. Certainty that a drunken fellow is always playing with the switch at the generation/distribution points of PHCN, and that the Nigerian Police Force is a big source of national embarrassment. Of course, NEPA turned PHCN has a reputation that is too ugly to describe here - The NPF is a mess to say the least.

In the month of March, I concluded plans to travel to Nigeria for my Easter holiday. Like most compatriots making travel arrangements to our dear country, I was filled with so much excitement and a sneaky feeling of apprehension. I was excited because I was going to spend one month with my family and friends alike. I could not help nursing that tiny tinge of apprehension because my friends scattered all over the world made it a point of duty to give me tips on how to beat the snares of kidnappers, armed robbers and trigger-happy policemen.

Nigerians are living in dangerous times, there is a very bleak and gloomy atmosphere hanging in the air. Fear of a great magnitude is stalking the land, hapless citizens of this potentially great nation are just drifting along, hungry, angry, and scared. This situation is not a figment of anybody’s imagination; it is real, very tangible and extremely persistent-welcome to Nigeria, the famed “Giant of Africa”.

No Discrimination against Women in Kidnapping