Violent Crimes- The Unseen Faces

Adolf Hitler labeled the extermination of the Jews in Europe' the final solution', while the military dictatorship in Argentina, which embarked on an unprecedented killing of its citizens, code named the same ''The process of National Integration''. 

The activities of insurgents and armed herdsmen, which have claimed thousands of lives, are similar to the above-mentioned things. 

Between 1976 and 1983, millions of citizens lost their lives in Argentina. Death squads operating under secret circumstances and under the cover of the state murdered about 11, 000 people, which are now described as ''The Disappeared''. 

Two million people escaped persecution, while hundreds of babies born to ''The Disappeared'' were either sold, bartered or murdered. 

Indeed, events in many states of Nigeria, including Benue, Taraba, Plateau, Borno among others, indicate that the government is fully aware of the insecurity, even as the killings continue. This calls for concern. 

 On March 23, 1976, General Jourge Videla, Head of the Argentine Army, overthrew the government of Isabelita Peron, a former nightclub dancer.

 No civilian government had completed its tenure, except for Juan Peron's first term in office. General Videla hinged his action on the chronic inflation and high rate of unemployment that trailed Isabelita's government.

 However, in Nigeria, a two term state governor calls the shots, even though the country still experiences obvious symptoms of economic downturn, mass unemployment, corruption and insecurity. 

 The Ejecrcito Revolcionario Del Pueblo(ERP) and the Montotneros took to kidnapping and killings. 

This plunged Argentina into crisis. In Nigeria, kidnappings and killings have gone on unabated. 

Political watchers put the blame at the doorstep of the present administration.

 Nigerians are worried that the government has done nothing concrete and visible to ensure that the country does not slip into anarchy-aside from condolences.

 In 2009, the Defense Minister of Madagascar, Cecile Manorantha, resigned her appointment on the grounds that she would not continue to be a part of a government that kills its people. 

 Also, the people of Madagascar vigorously opposed the attempts by President Marc Ravalomanana to lease one million acres of their land in the south of the country to a Korean firm, Daewoo, for intensive farming. 

The people have deep ties to their land and consequently view the President's action as a betrayal. The same scenario is playing out in Nigeria. 

 The insecurity in the land has made foreign direct investment a mirage, while the disenfranchised and poor majority look to the uncertain future for reprieve.