Nigeria’s System Failure Epitomized By Senseless Killings
Over A Carton In Denmark

New York, February 26, 2006–Following the senseless slaughter, killings, maiming of innocent lives, destruction of properties and most serious threat to public order by thugs, hoodlums, religious fanatics, assassins and hardcore criminals in various parts of Nigeria over a cartoon of Prophet Mohamed in a newspaper in Denmark, Switzerland;

Following reports indicating that hundreds of dead bodies from the carnage had been identified; thousands were injured and maimed and tens of thousands are refugees within less than one week of senseless riot making Nigeria the largest number of casualty of the cartoon anywhere in the world; Africans In America, Inc. wish to pose the following questions to the individuals running the African nation:

1. What has a cartoon of Prophet Mohamed in a newspaper in far away Denmark, Europe has to do with Christians going about their business in Nigeria, Africa?

2. Are the Christians in Nigeria the owners of the newspaper that published the cartoon of the Muslim Prophet?

3. Is the artist that drew the picture, the journalist, the editor, the management of the newspaper in Denmark a Nigerian Christian?

4. Do the Nigerian Christians have any form of control whatsoever over the affairs of the newspaper in Denmark that published the cartoon of Prophet Mohamed?

5. Did the Nigerian Christians in any way whatsoever instigate or contribute to the publication of the cartoon of the Prophet?

6 Since the protest erupted in some parts of Europe and Asia, some protesters were marching, holding rallies, burning flags, chanting songs and few rioting; Why did Nigeria resort to senseless slaughter, killings, maiming of innocent Christian lives?

7. Who organized and coordinated the thugs, hoodlums, religious fanatics, assassins and hardcore criminals that slaughtered, killed, maimed innocent Christian lives in various parts of Nigeria?

8. Were the jobless youths and outlaws merely used to achieve some other ulterior motives?

9. Where are our leaders - the political leaders, the police, the state security services, the national defense, the religious leaders, and the community leaders?

The failure of the leadership, the inability of the leadership to prevent this carnage is 1). A threat to national security; 2). Scaring away potential investors and 3). Dragging the name of Nigeria to the mud.

The system (from bottom to top; from the local leadership – the community leaders, religious leaders, youth leaders, protests leaders, local government leaders, the security leaders, to the state government leaders and the federal apparatus in the states) failed resulting in total carnage, many death and destruction in the land.

Leaders with integrity must accept full responsibility for their failures and submit resignation immediately. Clinical investigation must be conducted and those responsible for the carnage including those in position of authority who have abused their position must face the full weight of the law.

Africans In America, Inc. is therefore calling for thorough investigation and house-cleaning.