[WATCH] FREEDOM - Many voices. One message. #BringBackOurGirls

I am very happy that Nigerian artistes are beginning to return to that 'Fela age' where they now exercise power through messages in their songs - we can do more still.  Grand commendation to all the artistes who came together in this 'Freedom Song' for continued protest and anticipated release of the abducted Chibok girls in the Nothern part of Nigeria by the Boko Haram terrorist group since the 14th of April, 2014.

Earlier today, I read a rather disturbing write up online by Baderinwa Akanji for Nigerian Tribune Newspaper, I share an extract from the reality of his piece:

 "It is no longer news that our government has been largely confused and slow in their thinking as to how the menace posed by Boko Haram should be dealt with, and in recent times, that level of backward reasoning has been verily displayed by the cancellation of a planned trip despite the large media coverage and the level of the Nigerian people’s expectation. In addition, not only has our government proven weak and insecure, they have provided a basis for comedy in the emotional outbursts by the First lady. 

Amidst all the noise and excitement, I recently began to think deeply of the psychological and emotional aspects of this sad and distressing issue and came to the conclusion that the greater war was yet to be fought and understood; and that despite all the assistance from other developed countries, the Boko Haram issue was more than just another terrorist attack— it was a big crack in the wall of our national integrity and a breakdown of the weak cohesion that had largely kept the north, south and east together. No longer was this an issue of religious and political bias kept under the cover well spoken words and diplomacy. It had become a full-fledged psychological and military confrontation which without any doubt has the backing of powerful men and women hell-bent on turning Nigeria into another broken down society. The real enemy has never been Boko Haram; Boko Haram is just another name  that is designed to catch attention while the real going on takes place in the secret meetings in various high places. This is the reason for the arrogance displayed by this organisation and access to.intelligence that has helped keep it intact. Not to add the fact that their hideout in the sambisa forest, a location the size of Rwanda and close to the Cameroonian border, has made finding them very difficult. 

It is now over a month since the Chibok girls were abducted. One month is long time to spend in captivity and our imagination will not suffice to explain all that those girls must have suffered. Also, on an emotional and psychological level, the problems to be dealt with following the retrieval of these girls, whenever that happens, hopefully soon enough, are myriad and without any doubt, are the kinds of problems that cannot be solved in one day. 

Post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, psychosis are just a few of such problems. In addition, sexual abuse and the level of brain-washing these girls would have been exposed to would require hours of rehabilitation..." 

Sad.

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