A proverb has it that whatever affects the eyes makes the nose to run.
Relationship wise, the story between Nigeria and Cameroon
has always been that of animosity,
wherefore historically fulfilling the desires
of the colonial masters, because they came and divided Africawith different Lingua in order to keep their eternal control over us.
With the news this morning on THISDAY NEWSPAPERS;
“The Boko Haram attack on Gamboru, the Nigerian border town with Cameroon
, has
cut off the Borno town from the rest of the nation.
THISDAY investigation revealed that the terrorists blew up the only
bridge linking Gamboru with the rest of the country when the town was attacked
on Sunday.
At least 300 people were killed and the town destroyed when the members
of the sect attacked Gamboru on Sunday.
It was gathered that the objective of the sect by blowing up the bridge
linking Gamboru with other towns, in the state was to cut off the town from Nigeria
. The
bridge, according to the residents of the town, who called on telephone to
journalists in Maiduguri
had made it difficult
for them to flee into Nigeriaand left some of them with no other choice than to take refuge in Cameroun,
The only option left for people travelling to and from Gamboru according
to the source, is to go through Banki near Bama Local Government Area of the
state into Cameroonand later enter Gamboru from another Cameroonian village.
The source also revealed that 315 corpses were buried from the attack on
Monday by the insurgents on the commercial town of Gamboru”.
It appears that Cameroon is now feeling the pinch from an enemy they have assisted in hosting while it
was convenient because Nigerians were the main casualties.
Today, the country has quickly, categorically denied the insinuations
that the Abducted Chibok Girls have been sold and are being married there,
probably because of the world’s attention on the issue. All along, they have
been mute over hosting our terrorists.
It is foolhardy for Cameroon to have all the while been silent over the terrorist war in NorthEast, Nigeria
where they should have known they have porous borders with Nigeria
, and I need not mention border control security, since Africans are still grappling with the issue.
The earlier African countries realizes that giving one another a cold
shoulder just because they do not speak the same language does not augur well
for the continents’ development, the better the lot for the coming generations,
and also because it more dangerous for your neighbour to be an enemy than a friend.
If the world must experience peace, terrorism must be destroyed in unity.
Relationship wise, the story between Nigeria and Cameroon
has always been that of animosity,
wherefore historically fulfilling the desires
of the colonial masters, because they came and divided Africawith different Lingua in order to keep their eternal control over us.
With the news this morning on THISDAY NEWSPAPERS;
“The Boko Haram attack on Gamboru, the Nigerian border town with Cameroon
, has
cut off the Borno town from the rest of the nation.
THISDAY investigation revealed that the terrorists blew up the only
bridge linking Gamboru with the rest of the country when the town was attacked
on Sunday.
At least 300 people were killed and the town destroyed when the members
of the sect attacked Gamboru on Sunday.
It was gathered that the objective of the sect by blowing up the bridge
linking Gamboru with other towns, in the state was to cut off the town from Nigeria
. The
bridge, according to the residents of the town, who called on telephone to
journalists in Maiduguri
had made it difficult
for them to flee into Nigeriaand left some of them with no other choice than to take refuge in Cameroun,
The only option left for people travelling to and from Gamboru according
to the source, is to go through Banki near Bama Local Government Area of the
state into Cameroonand later enter Gamboru from another Cameroonian village.
The source also revealed that 315 corpses were buried from the attack on
Monday by the insurgents on the commercial town of Gamboru”.
It appears that Cameroon is now feeling the pinch from an enemy they have assisted in hosting while it
was convenient because Nigerians were the main casualties.
Today, the country has quickly, categorically denied the insinuations
that the Abducted Chibok Girls have been sold and are being married there,
probably because of the world’s attention on the issue. All along, they have
been mute over hosting our terrorists.
It is foolhardy for Cameroon to have all the while been silent over the terrorist war in NorthEast, Nigeria
where they should have known they have porous borders with Nigeria
, and I need not mention border control security, since Africans are still grappling with the issue.
The earlier African countries realizes that giving one another a cold
shoulder just because they do not speak the same language does not augur well
for the continents’ development, the better the lot for the coming generations,
and also because it more dangerous for your neighbour to be an enemy than a friend.
If the world must experience peace, terrorism must be destroyed in unity.
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