In the week dominated by the sad news of attack by gunmen on the police detention facilities (SARS) in Abuja and the bombing of St Andrews Military Protestant Church in Jaji, the welcome relief was the reported statement of the Central Bank Governor, Mallam Sanusi Lamido Sanusi that half of the civil service work force should be sacked to curb wasteful expenditure. Though comical, Mallam Sanusi's statement confirm the observation of many people over the years.
Although Nigerians are becoming reconciled to the precise bombings of Boko Haram sect and also, becoming familiar with murderous attacks of "gunmen" on innocent people, the frequency of these attacks and the choice of targets are becoming uncomfortable to the extent that many Nigerians have started to doubt the ability of the government to give adequate protection against the destruction of life and property.
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