Beyond Don Waney: The Political Economy Of The Crisis In Omoku By Kingsley George Jnr.

The grief experienced by Nigerians on the murder of innocent worshippers on the first day of the year in Omoku community is very symbolic. People were in a celebratory mood and more significantly thanking God and congratulating themselves, their family and friends on making it into a new year, little did they know their celebration will be short-lived. In the freshness of the New Year, defenceless citizens among whom were many women and children were killed. Besides the symbolism of the timing, this type of killing was nothing new to…