Ik Muo;Edo Hunters and Plateau Travelers: Are ALL men still equal
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When I juxtapose the official and unofficial reactions to the murder of Kano hunters at Uromi and Kaduna Travelers at Mangu, I am left with no other option than to ask: Are all animals still equal? Why should the reaction be based on the ‘quality’ and origin of people killed? What were the reactions to Benue and Plateau massacres , especially the Yelwata massacre( which was turned into a 2027 campaign affair), which have become commonplace? How did the Governor of Edo state react to the killings of his own people by herdsmen before? Has he offered any compensation before? How many governors or emirs had gone to beg in Benue, Plateau, Zamfara Kastina and Enugu States? Every soul matters and when people are killed by armed or armless mobs, we should react alike because ALL animals are supposed to be equal or are all animals no longer equal? Are we to agree with the comment of an OAP at Nigerian Info 99.3 FM that while government bothers about the lives of its citizens, the botherness depends on the person in question. That means that we are equal but yet, we are not equal!... Savour and share