By Nwokedi Nworisara<\/p>\n
What constitutes a people lie in their commonly held values. The Nigerian
\npeoples,Hausa,Fulani,Yoruba,Igbo,Ijaw, etc have core values and beliefs
\nthat keep them united as a people and Nigeria has imbibed these collectives
\nof values cemented by Western Education that keep her going as a people.
\nNow what the invaders or conqueror s do is to violate these values to
\ndisunite the people before engaging them in a war. This is what Boko Haram
\nand its affiliates are doing with Nigeria right now. Remember that the
\nBritish Colonialists used it to success in conquering or pacifying the then
\nthriving city states of old Nigeria at the turn of the century. Before then
\nthe Arabs used it to great effect on Northern Emirates and what did British
\nuse? A new religion,a new education,a new language,indeed new values. The
\nArab invaders also used a new language Arabic,a new religion Islam and
\nthese translated to a new value system. Now Nigeria faces a new threat.
\nBoko Haram,meaning Western Education is sacrilege. It says volumes about
\nthis new insurgency happening in modern times. The very cement of
\nnationhood Western Education is to be violated by a determined group with
\ninternational affiliates who believe that it was the British Colonialists
\nthat stopped them from totally colonising Nigeria before 1900. So if
\nwestern education is removed,then the likelihood that Nigeria would be
\nreduced to its tribal parts is high and under this fluid situation the very
\nbinding values that keep each of the tribes together could then
\nsubsequently be attacked to create a mass of confused people ready to be
\npacified or conquered!!
\nSo how to go about it in an environment of pervasive Western education and
\ntools of communication.Simple. Just make these institutions,tools
\nunworkable by exploiting its loopholes. Indeed the social media has become
\na veritable tool since it could not be banned.Watchers of the social media
\nreport unprecedented influx of fake and duplicated profiles with half baked
\ncommentators. Their strategy is to violate our most cherished values and
\ncreate disbelief,shock and frustration. They post\u00a0 insane videos and
\ngraphic photos against all existing journalistic laws.For instance they
\nbring you graphic video of beheading of human beings to create convulsion
\nand fear. Some post snakes, graphic scenes of rituals. Others bring blue
\nmovies of incest and other abominable behaviours to tell you that it is
\npossible and violate your inmost beliefs.
\nHow to tackle these insurgents. When you see them avoid their company on
\nsocial media and protect all those connected with you. You may wish to use
\nany of the avenues open to you on social media. Retain your cherished
\nvalues and refuse to allow those who could not obtain good western
\neducation or who had no home training dictate your lifestyle. Refuse to
\nfocus unduly on ‘mediocres’ whether they are elevated by our skewed
\npolitical system or not for they have nothing better to give you than to
\ntake away the most cherished values that protect you as a person and as a
\npeople.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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