After reading the interview of the poor security man Code of Conduct Tribunal chair, Umar Danladi assaulted at the Banex Plaza, Abuja Tuesday, the only option left to the public officer who overreached himself is resignation.
Moreover, after attempts to use the police and the DSS to intimidate the 22-year-old helpless victim, Clement Sargwak, and others at the plaza, Umar compounded his case by trying to whip up sentiment against a section of the country he called Biafra Boys.
Rather than show some remorse and apologize for the misbehaviour captured in so many cameras in today’s smartphone generation, Umar instead wanted through a terribly written statement to narrow it down falsely to a section of Nigeria associated with Biafra.
Umar indisputably showed his animosity and deep seated hatred for some parts of Nigeria and the people.
Yet, with his hate laden mind, he still went to seek the services of the people he so hates that he quickly aligned his misdeeds to.
Umar was simply planning to cause disaffection and possible war in Abuja over his personal indiscretion to pit some parts of the country against others.
The only option in the melee is his resignation and prosecution.
Nigeria experienced similar incident when President Umar Yar’Adua was president of Nigeria.
Over an official issue that had no reason for ethnic biases, Nigerian Ambassador to the USA, Brigadier Oluwole Rotimi told Ojo Maduekwe, then Foreign Minister that “I will defeat you the same way I defeated your ragtag Biafra army.”
For that outburst, President Yar’Adua in March 2009 sacked and recalled Rotimi. That ended his one year diplomatic career that started in March 2008.
President Muhammad Buhari needs to show he doesn’t condone divisions in Nigeria and take a cue from Yar’Adua and sack Umar for prosecution now
