Burglary In Aso Rock: Who will deliver Buhari From Buhari? By Kola Olaniran

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The great poet Geoffrey Chaucer in one of his books asked, “if gold rusts, what would iron do? If Aso Rock, the current seat of power is no longer safe, what hope does an ordinary Nigerian have for his or her personal and property security?


As Nigerians all over the world woke up to one of the most embarrassing news of burglary in Aso Rock where the current regime leader, Major General Muhammadu Buhari Rtd and some top government officials reside and conduct the government business, what was first thought to be one of those April fool scenarios (even in the month of May) became a reality. 


At one point, I was expecting Buhari’s information minister who has lost the capacity to view Buhari’s incompetence through an objective prism to dismiss the incident as the figment of the critics’ peurile imagination but lo and behold the story was real as a frantic attempt was said to have been made by dare-devil robbers to burgle the house being occupied by Buhari’s Chief of Staff, Prof Ibrahim Gambari.


With this trajectory, the old Yoruba adage: “Ole to gbe kakaki Oba, nibo lo ma ti fon” has shriveled into insignificance as the king’s stolen trumpet 🎺 can now be played even in front of the king.


This unprecedented seismic shift in Aso Rock security is enough to send jitters down the spine of a common citizen. With over 1000 soldiers guarding Buhari, if Aso Rock is not safe, where in Nigeria is then safe?


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