Are You On The Sniper's List: 2014 Security Watch.

About a while ago, a group of kids during a party were called out to contest for a certain prize by the Disc Jockey, so big the prize it was that the Disc Jockey spoke of its value to the children. 

As they prepared to contest, (dancing with plates on their heads) in which last kid standing wins, a boy walked up to the DJ, curious to know what exactly the prize was. "Sir, what is the prize" he asked. The DJ trying as hard as he could to resist the kid pushed him back a little. "Omo, lo jo ko",(Little child, go sit down) he said.  

Focused on achieving his aim, the boy pressed further, "is it money?, is it gift?", seeing how determined he(the kid) was to know what exactly the gift was, and how of course the others were also about to ask him the same question, he spurned to action, by telling them "#1000 ni, se e ma jo"(It is #1000, would you dance?).

Like a flash the kids were already dancing without the music on play...

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1000 here, was made to look extremely large. Large as it is, was what former President Olusegun Obasanjo alleged that compiled a list of that amount of people to watch, and for whose elimination.

The allegation, has predictably generated, heated discussions, with General Obasanjo refusing to withdraw his statement, and the Incumbent President turning a blind eye to the allegation.

 Law Enforcement Agents and Other relevant bodies, have being called to scrutinize the claims. The All Progressives Congress(APC), the leading opposition party, has being anxious to give the General the benefit of doubt, for as they believed, he was in position to know.

About few days back, Governor Rotimi Amaechi, of Rivers State, confidently asserted he was on the watch list of the Opposition/enemies, allegedly drawn up by the President. He claimed to be top spot on the watch list, apparently, judging by the President's miscreant attitude towards him, and his willingness to oppose the President, he ought to be. While Governor Amaechi hasn't provided with prove how he knew his name was on the list, another APC chieftain, Nasir el-Rufai has come out to name a few more on the list, claiming the seventh on the list himself.

 Radical as he is, Mallam Nasir el-Rufai, through his twitter account tweeted him being number seven on the list, as he would close his eyes for now until the likes of Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu, General Buhari, Bisi Akande, among others are assassinated. All the Three are on the list, and judging by their competence, would presumably displaced Mr Amaechi to a fairly lower spot contrary to the initial expectation of the Rivers Governor.

Since the Jonathan Administration, intends keeping more enemies who are desperately in need for change on the "sniper's list'' then there is need for absolute check of one’s self, for one can’t tell why the administration would keep such a complex list of people to watch, when even in military, far less number were put on surveillance.

A 1000 list of names, randomly could contain anybody, and on a sniper’s list, precautions must be taken into consideration. If the list is that long, as long as General Obasanjo claims, it would ignorant to assume the former President himself is not on the sniper’s list. While we may insist on politicians occupying all or most spot on the list, it might be needless to say not only politicians criticize the government.

 Presumably, the best way we could check if our names exist on the list would be to go to our local government wards to cross-check since the use of technological communication has being reduced to “zero” since virtually everybody is busy writing letters to one another. A list with 1000 name is damning, Nigerians will need to be more persuasive with more facts and figures for we never can tell, what position one occupies on the list to prepare one’s self for the “expected unexpected”

…and of course, on hearing the magnitude of the gift to be given, the little boy who questioned the disc jockey won…

C.C.

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