"A day", they say "begins a story" and I'll like to expand it a little further by adding that "A moment (either good or bad) starts an era in history". Our very dear Nigeria has been in a phase of her history for sometime now and with all that are happening, one can blindly predict that this historic era is climaxing to its complex crescendo but what no one can ever pinpoint is the day this ugly story commenced.
I never wanted to write on this subject matter but when my best friend asked to know my view on the "Missing Chibok Girls", I had no option than to oblige him. And to that end and with every sense of sympathy, I feel that this 'abduction' is an Illuminati kind of 'conspiracy' and the figure '234' is the first four numerals without 1. No amount of "I have your girls" clip can ever sufficiently feed answers to all the hungry questions on this Chibok era of our national history. A lot of things have happened and many people have died in this militia era of Nigeria's humble history but none has come close to the publicity being enjoyed by this Chibok incident.
'BRING BACK OUR GIRLS' is now a global 'protest phrase' and a national campaign slogan. It is now products brand and will soon be a registered trademark. It has become a standard of measurement for 'Human Heart Hardness' in Nigeria. It is also the catch phrase of politicians (spent or fresh), while printers are smiling to the banks on its account. Soon, our telecoms providers and NGOs shall start running promotions and sponsoring programs on it, respectively. General Overseers and soothsayers shall tumble over each others in prophesies and predictions, while those in and out of power continue with their 'accusing fingers' battle. All thanks to this Kidnap. But carrying banners that read "GOODLUCK MUST GO" along side those of 'BBOG', shall simply convert this protest to 'POLITICAL RALLY' and hence, drastically de-market and de-value any profits made and inroads achieved with it come 2015.
Why we should wait until things got this bad before break-dancing naked in Sambisa Forest is what I still don't know. But then, as I prologued so shall I epilogue, "A day begins a story" and "An event marks the rise or fall of any historic era". And ours in Nigeria might just be this Chibok 'abduction'.
McAndy’s™ 7th May, 2014
