Abuja used to be the safest city in Nigeria and this is not even debatable. We the Abuja residents used to boast about how safe and secure our city is. Abuja residents used to throw jabs and shades at residents of other cities and states but nobody dwelling or residing in Abuja can boldly talk about how safe the city is anymore.
The insecurity situation keeps getting worse. It has been bad but never this bad as the whole security formation collapsed after the kuje prison break. According to the security report, there are Boko Haram and ISWAP members loitering in the Abuja metropolis and scattered and strategically placed in different parts of Abuja waiting for the right time to strike.
National Parks and recreational centers in Abuja are being shut down for fear of invasion. Private Restaurants and private businesses are being asked to shut down or if they must operate they must not operate late at night for fear of invasion. There are constant newsletters from security operatives about the planned attacks by Boko Haram and ISWAP.
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Soldiers lost their lives yesterday after they were ambushed by terrorists around the Bwari area of Abuja and the report is that the terrorists were actually heading to the headquarters of the Nigerian Law school which is located in Bwari to carry out their attack.
I as an Abuja resident who has resided in Abuja for a while now haven’t experienced this type of security breach in the capital city. Abuja residents have been living in constant fear; fear of the unknown. No one knows where they are going to attack next.
For the record, this is not a political witch-hunt neither is it criticism against the government or those in governance or against whomsoever but this is a statement of fact, verified facts and not to induce fear or panic in the minds of residents of Abuja but to let those who may not be aware to know that Abuja is actually one of the unsafest places to live right now in Nigeria. The person seating close to you or sharing that Keke ride or boarded that taxi with you may be a Boko Haram member that was “jailbroken” out of Kuje prison.
It is disheartening that Abuja residents are still struggling with fuel scarcity which started last year and they will now sleep with one eye closed hoping they don’t die in their sleep.
It has never been this bad!.