Originally Posted by nallanah 
....Nigeria got Independence too soon; In almost 50 years since the British left us on our own, we have shown not just to ourselves, but to the whole world how totally unprepared we are "to behave properly and do the right thing!"
A word is enough for the wise.
My Compatriot. I never want to divert from discussing the serious issue of happenings in Nigeria and the grim future it purtends. So, I will like to join in the discussion on the opinion that 'Nigerian Independence should have been later'.
What would you say of Zimbabwe and recent happenings in South Africa? What is absent? What is it with us Humans?
We must divert from emotionalizing on the issue of violence in Nigeria. The problems there are, I will commit myself again by asserting that they are not religious. It is just out of hopelessness that our poor citizens are fluctuating into corrupt versions of it. Be it violent expressions by Muslim adherants or Voodoonic rituals by pretenders to the Christian faith.
Like good footballers - Nigerians that we are, on the problem - 'We have to keep our eyes on the ball'. Lets focus on the subject matter. The problem is absence of government (good or bad one), rabid poverty, crusted illetracy, disease and general hopelessness.