Declare state of emergency, RMD urges government
Veteran Nollywood actor, Richard Mofe Damijo, also known as RMD, has taken to social media to comment about the recent happenings in the country and as such appeal to the government on the urgent need to declare a state of emergency. RMD reflected on the recent attack on the Abuja-Kaduna railway in a lengthy Instagram post.
“My heart goes out to the families of those who lost their lives and families, the wounded and those who will be traumatized by this incident for a long time.
“At this time last year, I was on this same train to Kaduna and we talked about how unsafe life is and the risk we are taking. We are the lucky ones.
“Again, a month ago, I was on the Lagos/Ibadan train, it was the same spectre of death and attacks that plague our minds. This is not to disregard the comfort and timeliness of the train ride and how desirable it is.
“A few weeks later, we heard reports of the same train breaking down on the tracks due to lack of diesel. Again, I was lucky that this didn’t happen to me. Point is, it could be anyone any day. On the road, at the airport, at the train station. Nowhere is safe anymore. This is the extent of our brokenness.”
The actor in the same post spoke about the pandemonium that broke out at the Moshood Abiola Stadium in Abuja after Nigeria lost to Ghana in the world cup qualifier match. He stated that Nigerians are very angry and bitter and are just looking for a trigger.
“If anything is an indication of how broken we are today, then the shameful storming of the pitch and the destruction of the MKO national stadium is a clear indication. People are angry and bitter and just looking for triggers. And any boy! They are plenty.
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“See the initial reaction to the quiet and clear tweet of the young doctor, who died from gunshot wounds from the train and you will see that we have lost our humanity.
“Nothing surprises and shocks us anymore. We’ve seen and heard it all. Ridiculousness has been enthroned by our leaders at every level.
“There is an urgent need to declare a state of emergency in this country. We are heading for the precipice and it doesn’t seem like we are interested in pulling the break. After that, it’s a free fall.
“The government needs to do more than just promises to apprehend the perpetrators and truly save the lives of WE THE PEOPLE.”
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