MAY 29TH (A GSMLESS INAUGURATION)

"a challenge becomes a problem when the solution bearer incubates the challenge"

The much anticipated day arrived. Aside the live media coverage of the inauguration event, all forms of mobile communication was completely shut down. GSM mobile operators had earlier received a directive from the office of the Federal Government to shut down their services within the Federal Capital Territory in a bid to reduce to the barest minimum mobile communication between suspected terrorists who capitalize on the medium also for communication. Good enough it indeed became a temporary solution running a long term problem as it simply turned out a save face measure to a national embarrassment. Though shortly outlived of its already served purpose of security immediately GSM service providers reactivated their networks.The loud bang was unmistakable as the peace of fun lovers at a beer parlor in the Zuba area, a satellite town of the Federal Capital Territory was violently disrupted, leaving two persons dead and a dozen more injured.  Zaria town of Kaduna state and Maiduguri also experienced bomb attacks post the inauguration ceremony  leaving an unconfirmed no of injured victims and about 20 dead .

The Zuba bombing immediately took the shine off the inauguration, as the bad news became the publicity choice of international media who were quick in gathering facts and figures. This of cause still echoed the failure of the Federal Government irrespective of what so ever mediocre security machinery which never extends to guaranty the safety of the ordinary citizen. At the senate plenary session held today May the 31st 2011, a motion was raised as to the best method of approach to tackle the strings of bomb blasts being experienced as their perpetrators have continued to remain elusive to security operatives as they operate unperturbed. Going by all said at the session, the light at the end of this dark tunnel indeed is afar off.
As we usher in the beginning of a new political dawn with tripple bomb blasts across the country, its more of a prayer than hope that a lasting solution to the impending danger lurking ahead will be a medicine before death.