05/06/2026
*Nigeria: A Place of Killing Field*
_Since independence, Nigeria has never known peace. The urgent way forward the world must support_
Since October 1st 1960, Nigeria has been called an “independent” nation. But independence without peace is not freedom. For over 66 years, Nigeria has been a killing field. Bloodshed, insecurity, ethnic clashes, and senseless killings have marked every decade. From the civil war to today’s banditry, kidnapping, and herder-farmer conflicts, peace has remained a dream.
The truth is simple: the 1914 amalgamation by the British forced different nations with different histories, cultures, and interests into one structure that was never designed for their good. That structure has failed.
*The Urgent Way Forward the World Must Support:*
There are only two realistic paths left if Nigeria must survive without more bloodshed:
*1. Go back to the 1963 Constitution - Regional Government*
The 1963 constitution gave each region control over its resources and security. Each region functioned at its own capacity, developed at its own pace, and competed productively. That system brought the fastest growth in Nigeria’s history. Returning to regional government means each group manages its own affairs without domination from the center.
*2. Go a separate way*
If regional government cannot be accepted, then the honest option is separation. Let each nation go back to the way it was before the British colony. Let the Igbo, Yoruba, Hausa, Ijaw, Tiv, and other nations determine their own future. Peace comes when people are allowed to govern themselves.
The world cannot keep watching a country bleed for 66 years and call it “unity”. Real unity is voluntary, not forced. For Nigeria to know peace, it must either restructure back to 1963 regionalism, or dissolve back to separate nations like it was before colonial rule.
Anything else is just managing a killing field.
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