Opinion
IMPORTED WIVES: Inside the Hidden Struggles, Control, and Silent Battles of African Women Abroad
Written by Stacey Ukaobasi, Founder of the Forum for Child Rights Promotion.
Inside the hidden struggles, heartbreak, and awakening of African immigrant wives who seek love abroad but find control instead. The conversation is a factual presentation of what a lot of African girls married by men who live abroad and then move to live in their new homes that they merely know much about. It is not meant to scare anyone but this is just a warning note of what some ladies confront in their new homes abroad.
Across African diaspora communities, a quiet tragedy unfolds — a story of love, control, and survival.
They call them imported wives — women brought from their home countries to join men abroad, often in search of love, family, and stability.
But beneath the surface lies a painful reality of manipulation, emotional abuse, and, in the worst cases, deadly violence.
A Marriage Between Two Worlds
For many men who have lived abroad for years, marriage becomes less about affection and more about meeting cultural or family expectations. When pressure mounts from home, they return to marry — often through arrangements that prize obedience over compatibility.
She’s young, innocent, respectful, from a good home;
.she’ll make a good wife”
the families say.
That very innocence becomes the reason she is controlled. Once abroad, she is expected to remain submissive, grateful, unquestioning. The same relatives who found her feel entitled to her obedience, reminding her constantly that they found her. She loses her sense of belonging and struggles to prove herself to people who see her as beneath them.
Gratitude becomes a prison, not a virtue.
These women are expected to fit perfectly into homes where love is conditional, respect is one-sided, and silence is demanded.
Ngozi’s Story — A Good Wife Turned Invisible
Ngozi’s story reflects this all too well. Her husband, Chike, had lived in the U.K. for over a decade before returning home to marry. His sisters found Ngozi “avery good girl”Within months she joined him abroad.
Her dreams of love vanished quickly. Chike worked long hours, spoke little, and discouraged her ambitions.
Do nursing he insisted. “That’s how families survive here.
Ngozi obeyed, believing that was part of being a good wife. But soon her life revolved entirely around duty. The same family that once praised her began treating her as inferior, constantly reminding her of her loyalty to them.
She was no longer a wife — she was property.
Chioma’s Story — A Dream Turned Nightmare
Chioma came abroad only for a visit. She met a man who encouraged her to stay, promising love and a better life.
Back home she had stability, independence, peace. She gave it all up for love.
The man she trusted turned abusive — controlling her finances, humiliating her, making her feel worthless. The abuse became physical. Violent beatings left her with scars and broken bones that required surgery.
Undocumented and terrified, Chioma was trapped. Even with the injuries, she kept having children; he beat her up until her day of delivery.
Alone, isolated, hopeless in a foreign land, she finally left after the third pregnancy — but her body and spirit bore the permanent marks of betrayal.
Jane’s Story — When Love Turns Deadly
Jane thought she had found a man of faith. Her husband called himself a pastor and spoke softly about God, humility, and purpose.
He brought her to America with dreams of building a ministry together.
Instead, Jane became his worker, not his partner. He sent her to nursing school, controlled her income, dictated her every move. While she worked long shifts, he managed her money — and her life.
When Jane finally decided to leave — exhausted, hurt, ready to start anew — he became enraged.
“I made you who you are. You can’t survive without me.
She survived anyways after leaving him but his obsession didn’t end. He stalked her relentlessly. One day, in a fit of rage, he shot her in the head and then turned himself in.
Jane’s story became a chilling reminder of how quickly control turns to violence, and love to tragedy.
Emma’s Story — The Generational Narcissist
Here is Emma, a chronic narcissist who had no business being married. Yet, he managed to convince Angella — an immigrant who came abroad only for a visit to marry him. What began as a promise of love soon became a prison of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion.
Show me a narcissist, and I will show you a father who was one before him. Emma’s story didn’t begin with him — it began with a father consumed by money, control, and the illusion of power.
This was a man who saw women only as objects of service, boldly declaring in front of his son’s wife.
“Women are just for having babies — after that, they’re useless.
Shamelessly speaking unimaginable degrading things about his own wife that he’s been married to for decades to his son.
That moment revealed generations of twisted masculinity, passed down as tradition. This same father, who had abandoned his own wife in old age, came to live with his son and made it his mission to dominate the home.
He wanted to know everything about his son’s household and speaks I’ll about his own sons wife in public instead of protecting his sons home.He wanted to know how much Angella earned, what she spent on the children,even why she was listed on Emma’s health insurance. He saw her not as family, but as an obstacle to his control.
His obsession with power cost him any relationship with his daughter-in-law. He wanted Emma all to himself and even demanded that Angella sign an agreement to stay away from her husband. In his warped sense of authority, he told her that Emma would only be allowed to visit her and the children on Sundays — as if she were an outsider in her own marriage.
And yet, this same man expected Angella to serve him like a maid — to cook for him, cater to him, and treat him with respect.
How can you try to separate a woman from her husband, destroy her peace, and still expect her to serve you?
That is pure narcissism — control disguised as culture, manipulation wrapped in tradition.
His toxic influence shaped Emma into his perfect reflection: charming to outsiders, cruel at home, driven by ego and image rather than love and responsibility.
Angella was already struggling with his sons chronic narcissistic abuse and this made everything worse.
Emma surrounded himself with irresponsibility — men who lived in bars, men who glorified recklessness, ex-convicts with no vision. He spent his earnings on them and on the streets, trying to impress strangers, while his family suffered in silence.
When Angella lost a seven-month pregnancy that nearly took her life, Emma never showed up because he was busy on the streets when hospital begged for blood donations — he ignored his family and never showed up and his wife and kids didn’t even know his whereabouts. Yet that same month, he had all the time in the world to accompany his blind uncle to Nigeria.
For six long weeks, Angella fought for her life — in and out of the hospital — while still had to care for her children alone,get them ready for school,pay bills while on sick bed and also holding her home together.
She faced unimaginable pain — not just from physical loss, but from the cruel absence of a husband who chose the streets over his family.
Emma wanted the image of a husband, not the responsibility of one. He cared more about appearing like a “good man” than being one.
He tried to gather family pictures when the need arose-images he was never truly present to take — just to show off when it suited him. Every photo he shared was a performance, a false display of unity that existed only in his imagination. Behind every smiling picture was a woman broken by neglect and a home already abandoned.
Emma’s family know him well but pretend to called him a good man,none of them knew his wife’s tears or the pain he caused behind closed doors. His reputation mattered more than her life.
This was not love. It was cruelty dressed in charm, abandonment disguised as freedom — generational narcissism, passed from father to son, justified by culture and pride.
To the world, Emma is a husband.
To his wife and children, he is a stranger — a man who traded love for ego, fatherhood for barstools, and family for fleeting validation.
Angella’s suffering is not an isolated story. It represents countless women trapped in similar cycles — women who came abroad in search of a better life, only to find themselves silenced, burdened, and broken by men who never learned the true meaning of care.
Until men unlearn the idea that control equals love, and leadership means domination, families like Emma’s will continue to fall apart — leaving women like Angella to raise strength from their scars.
The Single Mothers — The Most Vulnerable
There’s another group of women often overlooked — single mothers who have fought through pain to rebuild their lives.
Many have endured betrayal, abandonment, or divorce. They save for years, work tirelessly, and finally relocate with their children for a better life. But when they arrive abroad, some”encounter men who see their resilience as weakness.
These men view single mothers as vulnerable — assuming they will accept anything for the sake of stability and their children. They manipulate them emotionally, knowing that many will endure anything just to keep peace and give their kids stability.
Family and friends sometimes add to the pain, saying things like:
“No man will marry a woman with children again.
“You should be grateful he accepted you.”
“At least you can now call yourself a married woman.
“He will change just Put him in prayer
Those words are cruel.
They reduce a woman’s worth to her marital status, erasing her strength and dignity. They make her feel indebted to a man who, in truth, may be destroying her spirit.
That was Ngozi’s reality in Canada. A single mother who worked hard to relocate with her children, she met a man who seemed kind — until his true colors showed.
He openly brought women to their home whenever she stepped out. He insulted and beat her regularly. He drank heavily, spent nights with girlfriends, and attacked Ngozi when she protested.
One brutal beating left her with a spinal injury she will never fully recover from.
He isolated her from friends and family, poisoning every connection she had. Whenever she dared to complain, he would twist the story to make others cut her off.
She was left with no one to talk to.
Ngozi’s world became silent. She battled depression and trauma — all while caring for her children.
Her story reflects the silent suffering of countless immigrant women trapped in abusive marriages but too afraid to speak out or leave.
Here comes CONTROL DISGUISED AS CARE:
Abuse in these relationships often hides under the mask of care.
“Don’t make too many friends”
“Stay home — people here will spoil you.”
“I’m only protecting you”
Behind those words lies fear and insecurity. These men isolate their wives, restrict their movements, and gaslight them into self-doubt.
Some go further — cheating openly and humiliating their wives in the process.
To justify their actions, they tell their girlfriends they were forced into marriage by their families or trapped in loveless relationships.
You can imagine how those girlfriends see the wives — as obstacles, as women who don’t deserve their husbands.
It’s a double humiliation: while the wife suffers silently at home, she’s also ridiculed by those who believe his lies.
In reality, these men play victims to the world while being oppressors in their homes — a cruel form of psychological abuse that destroys the very core of a woman’s being.
Ironically, many of these same men later claim that “African women abroad are not loyal”like OGA WHY ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A SLAVE?
what they seek is not loyalty — it’s slavery. They avoid women already abroad because those women have independence and confidence. Instead, they go back home to find wives they can mold into obedience.
Control is not love.
Submission is not respect.
True loyalty grows from mutual trust — not fear.
A Message to African Men
Dear African men,
If you do not love a woman, do not marry her.
Do not bring her abroad to make her your caregiver, your worker, or your financial solution.
Do not turn marriage into a project or an act of charity.
Marriage is not meant to enslave a woman or silence her dreams.
If your goal is control, not companionship, please — do not marry.
Because no matter how long it takes, the woman you try to suppress will one day find her strength and walk away.
And you will be left lonely, searching again for the peace you destroyed.
Every woman deserves love — not survival.
A Message to Every Woman Reading This
To every woman who has loved and lost herself in the process — you are not alone.
To every woman rebuilding her life after pain — your courage is your power.
To every woman silenced by fear — your voice still matters.
You are not defined by who hurt you.
You are defined by how you rise after being broken.
And you deserve love that brings peace,not pain.
THE HIDDEN VICTIMS-The Children Who Watch in Silence
When a home becomes a battlefield, it is not only the husband and wife who bleed — the children do too.
They may not have scars on their skin, but their hearts carry wounds that if care is not taken may last a lifetime.
A broken home is better than broken children.
Staying for the sake of the kids only teaches them that pain is normal.
They grow up believing love equals pain.
Boys learn control,girls learn endurance.
That is how abuse becomes generational.
Children who witness emotional abuse lose their childhood to survival. They grow up insecure, mistrusting, and unsure what healthy love looks like. Many become caretakers too young, comforting a crying mother, managing tension, cleaning up after chaos.
Some fathers even turn children against their mothers, weaponizing fatherhood.
A father should be a protector not a source of fear because when he becomes a source of fear, he destroys the sacred bond of safety.
A BROKEN HOME IS NOT FAILURE
IT IS FREEDOM.
A broken home is better than broken children.
Women, you are not selfish for choosing peace ,you are saving generations.
Choosing to walk away from abuse is not failure. It is courage.
It is the decision to break the chain before it breaks your children.
Healing begins when a woman realizes she is not responsible for a man’s demons.
She cannot heal him by shrinking herself.
She cannot fix a family by destroying her own soul.
How to Stop the Cycle
1. Teach Men Emotional Responsibility.
Boys must learn that leadership is not domination and strength is not control.
2. Empower Women.
Immigrant women must know their rights and have access to community support and education that fosters confidence.
3. Protect the Children.
Schools, churches, and community groups must recognize and intervene early. Therapy and counseling can heal trauma before it hardens.
4. Redefine Culture.
Culture should protect, not destroy. No culture should justify abuse.
TO EVERY FATHER — your children are watching. They will either become you or spend a lifetime healing from you.
To every mother — your strength is not in silence. When you choose peace, you teach peace.
To every community,stop looking away. Support those in pain and educate the next generation that love is not control.
IN CONCLUSION
Imported wives are not statistics,they are women with dreams, dignity, and destiny.
They are the backbone of many homes, raising children far from their roots and building strength from sorrow.
But strength should not be born from suffering.
It’s time to protect them, protect their children, and break the generational cycle — one story, one home and one truth at a time.
ONE POINT REMAINS REMARKABLE: IF THE KIDS ARE NOT SAFE THERE WILL BE NO FUTURE.
*Ms. Stacey Ukaobasi is the USA based human rights activist and writer.
By George Mgbeleke
The Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) expresses profound concern and outrage over reports that candidates sitting for the ongoing West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) are once again being compelled to write examinations late into the night due to administrative failures and logistical lapses by the West African Examinations Council (WAEC).
The disturbing reports that students in several examination centres across Nigeria were forced to remain in schools until 10 p.m. and beyond to write crucial examination papers amount to a grave violation of the rights and welfare of Nigerian children.
HURIWA recalls that similar incidents occurred during previous examination exercises, raising serious questions about whether any lessons were learned or corrective measures implemented by the examination body.
It is unacceptable that thousands of young Nigerians, many of whom are minors, are subjected to avoidable physical stress, psychological trauma, insecurity and health risks because of institutional inefficiency.
The right to education does not exist in isolation from other fundamental rights. Every Nigerian child has a right to dignity, security and protection from circumstances that expose them to danger. Forcing students to sit for examinations at night, often after waiting for several hours without certainty, places them at considerable risk and undermines the integrity of the examination process.
The safety implications are particularly troubling. Nigeria is currently battling widespread insecurity, including kidnapping, violent crime and other threats. It is therefore irresponsible and reckless for any institution to create conditions that compel students, teachers and parents to travel late at night after examination exercises.
Beyond the security concerns, educational experts have consistently maintained that prolonged waiting periods and mental exhaustion negatively affect students’ concentration, performance and overall well-being. A candidate who arrives at a centre prepared to write an examination in the afternoon but is compelled to sit for the same paper several hours later cannot reasonably be expected to perform at his or her optimum level.
HURIWA therefore calls on WAEC to immediately provide a comprehensive public explanation regarding the circumstances that led to these recurring delays and to outline concrete measures being implemented to prevent future occurrences.
The Federal Ministry of Education must also institute an independent inquiry into the repeated logistical failures associated with the conduct of WASSCE examinations in Nigeria. Where negligence or incompetence is established, appropriate sanctions should be imposed.
Furthermore, HURIWA urges the National Assembly Committees on Education to summon relevant officials of WAEC to explain why Nigerian students continue to experience avoidable disruptions that compromise both their safety and academic performance.
The future of Nigerian children must never be sacrificed on the altar of administrative inefficiency. Educational institutions exist to support and protect students, not to expose them to unnecessary hardship and danger.
HURIWA stands firmly with parents, teachers and students who have demanded accountability and immediate reforms in the conduct of public examinations across the country.
Opinion
HURIWA Hails Death Sentence on Owo Church Killers, Calls for Similar Punishment for Kidnappers and Terrorists Nationwide*
By George Mgbeleke
Prominent pro-democracy and civil rights advocacy group Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) has welcomed the judgment of the Federal High Court in Abuja sentencing four terrorists to death for their involvement in the gruesome attack on St. Francis Catholic Church, Owo, Ondo State, in which dozens of innocent worshippers were massacred during a church service in June 2022.
HURIWA in a statement signed by its National Coordinator, Comrade Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko describes the verdict as a landmark victory for justice, a triumph for the rule of law, and a strong message that those who engage in terrorism and mass murder will ultimately face the full weight of the law.
The leading human rights advocacy group HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA (HURIWA) commends Justice Emeka Nwite for delivering a courageous and painstaking judgment based on overwhelming evidence presented before the court. The judgment has restored public confidence in the justice system and provided a measure of closure to the families of the victims whose lives were brutally cut short by agents of terror. We in HURIWA express our view that the appeals arising from this judgment should witness a very rapid hearing and determination by both the Appellate court and the court of last resort the Supreme Court of Nigeria. We are of the view that this matter must be determined within three months just as the governor of Ondo State should sign their death warrants so their public execution is carried out without delay.”
HURIWA specifically applauds the Department of State Services (DSS) for its professionalism, persistence and intelligence-driven operations that led to the arrest, investigation and successful prosecution of the terrorists. The successful conviction demonstrates what can be achieved when patriotic, competent and committed Nigerians are entrusted with the leadership of strategic security institutions.
This milestone should encourage security agencies across the country to intensify efforts towards dismantling terrorist networks, kidnapping syndicates and violent criminal gangs that continue to threaten national security.
The Rights group further calls on the judiciary to impose similar stringent punishments on convicted kidnappers, terrorists and mass murderers across Nigeria. The growing menace of kidnapping for ransom and terrorism has inflicted untold pain on millions of Nigerians and should attract the highest penalties permitted by law to serve as a deterrent.
HURIWA notes that the Owo judgment stands in sharp contrast to what many Nigerians viewed as a disappointingly lenient disposition towards the mastermind of the bombing of the Catholic Church in Zuba, Abuja, during the administration of former President Muhammadu Buhari. That controversial outcome left many citizens questioning the nation’s commitment to justice and accountability in terrorism-related offences.
The rights group recalls that under the previous administration, several high-profile terrorism cases generated public outrage because of perceptions that perpetrators were not adequately punished despite the gravity of their crimes. The latest judgment therefore marks a welcome departure from that troubling trend and signals a renewed determination by the Nigerian state to confront terrorism decisively.
HURIWA urges President Bola Ahmed Tinubu to continue supporting security agencies and the judiciary in the fight against terrorism and violent extremism. The association also calls on relevant authorities to ensure that all legal procedures required to give effect to the judgment are pursued diligently.
The message from the Owo judgment must be clear and unmistakable: Nigeria must never become a safe haven for terrorists, kidnappers and mass murderers. Those who shed innocent blood must know that justice will catch up with them, no matter how long it takes.
By Emmanuel Nnadozie Onwubiko
Since the administration of President Bola Ahmed Tinubu kickstarted, it has been characterized by a major flaw: its incapacity and inability to substantially curb the fast rising terror attacks on schools and communities just as these attacks have been very bloody with thousands of casualties left on their trails.
This year 2026, has seen some of the most heart-rending, most painful, traumatic and vexatious terrorist attacks on the very soft targets of schools whereby the well-armed terrorists kidnapped hundreds of children and took them into the bushes and then wait to open up negotiations with government officials.
These rash of bloody violence have been unleashed in Borno, Yobe, Kebbi, Sokoto, Plateau, Kaduna and most recently in Oyo.
By the last count, over a thousand school children have been whisked away into the dreaded forests by these terrorists armed with the deadliest of sophisticated military grade weapons.
The children taken away from their schools in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State, were videoed by their heartless captors whereby they were subjected to all kinds of indignities and torture of the most gruesome and beastial genres.
The headmaster of one of the schools kidnapped by the terrorists was shown on video being decapitated by the Islamists.
The speaker of the Oyo State House of Assembly revealed that the terrorists demanded that the legislative House makes a law to concede some portions of the state to them even when they are strange Fulanis. The terrorists also made financial demands. In one of the previous hostage situations, it was later revealed that the terrorists were paid with billions of Naira in foreign denominated currency conveyed to their hideouts allegedly in helicopter by the government intermediary.
Tinubu’s administration through the office of the National Security Adviser Nuhu Ribadu stridently denied and debunked the claims which circulated even in international media. Comically, the terrorists have advanced their trade to include posting live videos on tiktok and Facebook and recently, a video circulated showing hundreds of millions of Naira the terrorists collected as ransom to free some of their captives and the Fulani terrorist was heard speaking in poor Hausa language saying that they are swimming in hundreds of millions of money. Whilst the terrorists smile amidst what they consider as good turnovers, the victims and their families wail and are forced to sell off their priced assets just to secure the release of their children and the president and his administration are absent and inactive in all of these. So you now see why Nigerians are angry with the present government at the centre.
Above all else, Nigerians are aggrieved with the Federal government for not displaying enough empathy each time these terrorists attacked communities or schools and the citizens said they are disappointed with these tactless and unsympathetic commentaries emanating especially from President Bola Ahmed Tinubu whenever citizens are hauled into the forests by terrorists. Even when these reactions sound sympathetic, citizens demands accountability from the government by way of decisively crushing the terrorists and not just to engage in mere meaningless political rhetoric.
The position of the majority of Nigerians demanding expressions of profound empathy by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu is justifiable and this writer will in the subsequent lines of this piece articulate and show a compilation of ten of such unsympathetic and insensitive comments made by President Tinubu following these kidnappings and violence by terrorists unleashed on the citizens.
10 Reactions of President Tinubu to Terrorist Attacks | May 2023 – May 2026:
Woro Village, Kwara State – June 2023
Attack: Gunmen killed up to 162 people, burned shops + traditional ruler’s home. Tinubu blamed Boko Haram jihadists
Reaction: Condemned the “beastly attack” against villagers who rejected jihadists’ ideology. Ordered an army battalion to secure the area. Said he was “enraged that the attackers killed community members who rejected their obnoxious attempt at indoctrination”
Source: Standard Media; Presidency statement
Plateau State Communities – Dec 2023/Jan 2024
Attack: “Mindless gunmen” attacked Ruwi, Hurti, Tadai, Manguna, Dafo villages in Bokkos LGA
Reaction: Vowed “severe punishment under the law”. Directed security agencies to hunt down attackers. Said “intermittent attacks should have no place… we will work harder to exterminate forces of evil”. Directed NEMA to provide relief
Source: State House Abuja
Niger State – Kasuwan Daji, Demo Village – Dec 2024
Attack: Bandits killed over 30 people, burnt market, abducted women/children
Reaction: “These terrorists have tested the resolve of our country… They must face the full consequences… No matter who they are… they must be hunted down”. Sent condolences + mandated security to intensify operations near forests
Source: AllAfrica; THISDAY.
Benisheikh, Borno State – April 9, 2026
Attack: ISWAP attacked 3 military bases in Pulka, Mungono, Benisheikh. Commanding officer Brig-Gen Oseni Braimah + soldiers killed
Reaction: Expressed “deep sorrow” over fallen troops, called them “unforgettable heroes”. Said insurgents’ counterattack shows “desperation”. Urged troops: “Do not lose heart, do not be weary… Our resolve to defeat terrorism is stronger than ever”
Source: AllAfrica; Premium Times; TheStar
Maiduguri, Borno State – March 17, 2026
Attack: Coordinated suicide bombings hit hospital, market, post office. 23+ killed
Reaction: “I mourn those who lost their lives… These acts of terror are the final desperate attempts by criminals… There is no place in Nigeria where terrorists will find safety. We will locate them, confront them, and completely defeat them. Nigeria will not succumb to fear”. Directed security chiefs to move to Maiduguri + emergency agencies to care for injured
Source: State House Abuja
Ngoshe, Gwoza LGA, Borno – March 6, 2026
Attack: Boko Haram attacked Ngoshe community. Military + civilians killed, some in friendly fire
Reaction: “Heartfelt condolences to families… attack is a heartless assault on hapless citizens”. Urged Borno residents “not to succumb to fear”. Commended military for killing scores of terrorists. Directed armed forces to “intensify efforts to protect civilians… prevent attacks on military installations”
Source: State House Abuja; Channels TV; Voice of Nigeria
Angwan Rukuba, Jos North, Plateau – April 2, 2026
Attack: Suspected bandits attacked bar, 28 people died. Viral video of woman with son’s body
Reaction: Consoled families in Jos: “There is nothing I can give you, whether money in billions… but console you and promise you that this experience will not repeat itself… The best solution is for justice to be done”. Directed security to “unearth and find the killers” + install cameras
Source: TheCable; The Nation
Kahir Village, Kagarko LGA, Kaduna – April 2026
Attack: Wedding guests killed/abducted
Reaction: Condemned both Jos + Kahir attacks as “barbaric and cowardly”, vowed perpetrators “would be brought to justice”. “Anyone who will sneak under cover of night and kill defenceless citizens… is a heartless coward”
Source: The Nation
Borno Military Formation – General Borno attack 2025/2026
Attack: Repeated coordinated attacks on military positions in Borno
Reaction: Commended “courage and fighting spirit of our patriotic troops who successfully repelled coordinated attacks”. “The Monday attacks were desperate acts of evil-minded terrorist groups. Our gallant military will curtail and put them down”
Source: State House Abuja
General Counter-Terrorism Stance – 2024 Summit
Context: No specific attack, but major policy statement
Reaction: At African counter-terrorism summit, Tinubu said “May we do everything required to defeat this challenge so that… historians will discuss how today became a major turning point in Africa’s defeat of terrorist scourge”. Noted Nigeria is “dealing decisively with drivers of violent extremism, resumed prosecution of Boko Haram suspects”
Source: State House Abuja.
What I can get from all of these reactions which at best represent motion without movement just like the barber’s chair is the famous phrase spoken by Macbeth in Act 5, Scene 5 after he learned that his wife, Lady Macbeth had died. His quote which also graphically demonstrates the lack of political will by President Tinubu to solve the persistent attacks by terrorists, goes thus: “Life’s but a walking shadow, a poor player that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more: it is a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing”.
These Reaction of President Tinubu to Terrorists attacks nationwide without following them up with actions to decimate these terrorists are full of sound and fury, signifying nothing really for the citizens who are facing horrendous violence of these terrorists that have appeared as if they are stronger than the Nigerian government. So, are these terrorists stronger than the current federal administration? Your guess is as good as mine.
*EMMANUEL NNADOZIE ONWUBIKO, is the founder of HUMAN RIGHTS WRITERS ASSOCIATION OF NIGERIA AND WAS NATIONAL COMMISSIONER OF THE NATIONAL HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION OF NIGERIA.
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A’Ibom Extractive Justice Alliance demands Gas flaring accountability, community justice, reversal of executive order 9 - says failure of compliance will attract stiff protest By Emmanuel Ikpe, Uyo Coalition of civil society organizations, youth groups, community advocates, academic scholars and media in Akwa Ibom have petitioned the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission to address cases where corporate organizations are profiting from Gas flaring and pollution while host communities bear the cost. Addressing journalists just after a peaceful demonstration and presentation of the petition letter to representative of Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission in Eket, Eket LGA on Friday by Network Advancement Program for Poverty and Disaster Risk Reward,Helen Bassey Eyo, the coalition which was convened by Clement Isong Foundation with support from Actionaid Nigeria under the Strategic Partnership Agreement (SPA) II, says the exercise was part of activities to commemorate the 2026 World Environmental Day with a call to end gas flaring, defend rights and build future. According to them, Gas flaring penalties exceeding $10.4 million dollars became payable on OML 13 alone between 2021 and 2023. They therefore called for accountability of $270 million dollars in outstanding penalties owed to host communities from 2021 to 2025. “nationally, oil companies paid $646 million dollars in Gas flare penalties in 2025, the highest in five years, yet Nigeria flared 301.3 million scf of Gas in 2024, up from 278.3 million in 2023, and did not meet its 2025 zero-flare target”. The Akwa Ibom Extractive Justice Alliance noted that in communities like Ikot Town, Elekpon and Atabrikang in Eastern Obolo LGA of the State Gas has been burning continuously since NEPL/NOL began production on OML 13 in May 2024. Eight villages in Eastern Obolo have no electricity yet OML 13 holds over five trillion cubic feet of Gas. The energy being burned over these communities could instead be used to power them. Speaking to newsmen, the Director, Clement Isong Foundation, convener of Akwa Ibom Extractive Justice Alliance on behalf of the 15 CSOs including academia, media, women and youths groups noted that in Ibeno LGA of the State, Network Exploration and Production Limited continues to flare gas at Mkpanak with documented impact on air, water and soil across Ibeno, Onna, Eket and Esit Eket. “rain water in Ibeno is no longer consumable, Itakabasi community has been lost to coastal erosion accelerated by environmental degradation. Seplat Energy which acquired Mobil Production Nigeria Unlimited from ExxonMobil in December 2024, now operates OMLs 67, 68, 68 and 104 in Akwa Ibom, inheriting an operational history that includes over fifty years of environmental liabilities that coastal communities are still waiting to see them addressed”, they added. Accordingly, the alliance have asked President Tinubu to reverse the presidential executive order 9 of February 13, 2026 which suspended all Gas flare penalties remittance into the Midstream and Downstream Gas Infrastructure Fund and and redirected them to the Federation Account. “the Order 9 has remove a financing mechanism established under the PIA 2021 specifically to support environmental remediation and community development in host communities. AKEJA is calling for this to be reversed and for the original framework to be restored”. Meanwhile, the Civil Society Organizations have stated that if their demands are not met as at when due, they will pull out all their members to protest to the office the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission with stiff penalties to ensure their plights are giving desire attention.
By Emmanuel Ikpe, Uyo Coalition of civil society organizations, youth groups, community advocates, academic scholars and media in Akwa...
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