The Jos Massacre: A Government That Cannot Protect Its People Has Lost the Right to Rule By Eng. Obi Njoku

The horrific Palm Sunday slaughter in Angwan Rukuba, Jos North, is the final, bloody proof that this administration has completely abdicated its primary constitutional duty: the security of Nigerian lives.
While dozens of innocent citizens were being mowed down in their own homes, the government was, as usual, nowhere to be found. Their only response is a reactive 48-hour curfew which is a cowardly attempt to lock the victims indoors while the killers remain free. A curfew is not a security strategy; it is a confession of failure.

The Social Contract is Broken:
The Nigerian people pay taxes and surrender their personal arms to the state in exchange for protection. When the state fails to provide that protection, the social contract is null and void. You cannot disarm a people and then leave them as sitting ducks for terrorists.
The Hard Truth for the People of Jos and Nigeria:
It is now undeniable that the government cannot or will not protect you. When a government proves itself this incompetent, the people are left with no choice but to look after their own survival. Self-preservation is the first law of nature. No Nigerian should be expected to fold their arms and wait to be slaughtered while the security agencies arrive only to count the bodies.
We Demand Absolute Accountability:

1. Stop the Excuses: We are tired of “condemnations” and “vowing to bring perpetrators to justice.” These are empty scripts that have lost their meaning.
2. Identify the Failures: Who was in charge of the intelligence in Jos North this week? Why were early warnings ignored? We demand names and immediate sackings, not generic press releases.
3. Explain the Complicity: How do “unknown gunmen” operate freely in a university community and residential areas for hours without a single arrest?

A government that is only “strong” when it comes to taxing its citizens or suppressing the opposition, but “weak” when it comes to defending them from terrorists, has lost its moral authority.
If the state cannot secure the lives of Nigerians, it has no business being in power.
Signed:
Engr. Obi Njoku