NIGERIANS QUESTION GOVERNMENT PRIORITIES AFTER SWIFT INTERVENTION IN BENIN REPUBLIC.

Nigerians Question Government’s Priorities After Swift Intervention in Benin Republic

When news broke that a coup attempt in Benin Republic had been quickly suppressed  with decisive military intelligence and logistical backing from Nigeria  many Nigerians didn’t celebrate. Instead, a wave of criticism poured across social media, radio, and everyday conversations. The question on everyone’s lips was simple:

“How can the Nigerian government rush to defend another country when it refuses to protect its own citizens with the same urgency?”

For years, Nigerians have endured relentless attacks from Boko Haram, ISWAP, bandits, and unknown gunmen. Entire communities have been displaced. Villages wiped out. Schools attacked. Thousands kidnapped. Yet each time, the response from the government has been slow, reactive, or painfully ineffective. People have cried out, protested, begged but the security situation continues to worsen.

So when the Nigerian government suddenly moved with lightning speed to help Benin Republic crush a coup attempt, the reaction was explosive. Many citizens called it a painful reminder of the government’s misplaced priorities.

“How is it that Nigeria can mobilise intelligence, military readiness, aircraft, and diplomatic pressure for another country, but cannot do the same for Kaduna, Niger, Zamfara, Plateau, and the rest of Nigeria where people are killed weekly?” This was the tone of countless online posts.

To ordinary Nigerians, it felt like an insult.

They watched as their government projected power abroad while appearing helpless at home. They saw the efficiency Nigeria used to stabilise Benin, and wondered why the same force isn’t used to rescue abducted villagers, schoolchildren, or travellers trapped by terrorists. Many accused the government of caring more about regional politics than about the lives of the people who elected them.

Some analysts argued that regional stability is important and Nigeria had obligations as a dominant West African power. But even those voices admitted one uncomfortable truth: the Nigerian state has never shown this level of urgency in addressing domestic terrorism.

The outrage was not just anger  it was heartbreak. Nigerians are tired. Tired of mourning every week. Tired of insecurity being treated like an unavoidable part of life. Tired of seeing their government act strong abroad but weak at home.

The Benin incident simply exposed what many have been saying for years:

If the Nigerian government wants to prove it can protect a neighbour, it must first prove it can protect Nigerians.

 

The news have it that President BOLA Almed TINUBU of Nigeria did not inform the Senate before carrying attack on Benin. Did TINUBU commit any criminal offence by not getting approval from senate... ? to be continued.......📝