Khaki Brutality

This is sickening! It feels more like a shot from Abacha days! In this age, you'd expect that the military would recruit educated humans not those with slave-age animal instincts. I wonder why Arogundade has not explained or apologized for his bodyguards’ animalistic behaviour. I’m glad the media and people out there reported this nonsense and gave it wide spread publicity. Many thanks also to the wise person who caught it on camera. Like many others did, we discussed the issue extensively in my Alumni Google Group and encouraged everyone to speak out against such erratic behavior. The people of power should learn to fly if they can't cope with the traffic world they have helped to create or better yet, create a traffic free Lagos.

I recently read about the treatment doled out to the blogger who shared reports and pictures about Yar'adua's son. I doubt that this administration is committed to democracy but what do we expect when the rape of democracy birthed them! We can only continue to speak out against their evil deeds and pray for a better 9ja.

I learned Ms. Okere is a daughter of a retired Colonel as such this may be handled internally. But that notwithstanding, Arogundade should be compelled to publicly apologise and the kuruntus should lose their badges; they belong more in the zoo.

Arogundade may get off without a bait of his eyelids but the true judge will always hand out due retribution. My Dad been hit by his staff and getting beaten for complaining, sinking a ship load of Bibles and gaining access into an Ilori’s privacy was done by MKO in secret yet the Lord who always measures us in fair scale saw to it that payback day did not exclude this man. Only true repentance eventually melted the hearts of Nigerians towards him.

Some have argued that Arogundade was not in the vehicle. Some are of the opinion that Uzoma did not move an inch because she had the military blood flowing in her vein. Others say rtd. Colonel Okereke was reported to have supervised the brutality in the National Assembly around 2004. Whatever may be the case, the incidence is wrong and should be condemned. Uzoma may just be the Rosa Parks that begins the long walk towards the bus stop to brutality meted out to civilians by men in khaki.

According to Section 353 of the Nigerian Criminal Code, "Any person who unlawfully and indecently assaults any male person is guilty of a felony, and is liable to imprisonment for three years." But Section 360 of the same Criminal Code states, "Any person who unlawfully and indecently assaults a woman or girl is guilty of a misdemeanor, and is liable to imprisonment for two years.

How many of this still remains in our Constitution or Criminal Code? Women legislators should be nudged with a wakeup call. We all must continue to speak out. Ken Saro Wiwa got the noose; his death becomes a sacrifice when we save thousands from similar penalties. Whether here or there, let’s not become too complacent as not to complain; you just never know when the noise against human right violation will strike the right chord.