5 Entertainers who chided FG on Train Attack

On Monday, March 28, 2022, Nigerians woke up to the news of terrorists attacking a Kaduna-Abuja train. According to the survivors, they were shot sporadically as their attackers made their way into the train. Some of the passengers lost their lives, others kidnapped and injured. Sadly, there was another attack in the same region the next day and days after.

Insecurity has been a major issue in the country in recent times. In solidarity, entertainers lent their voice to the plight of the people. NRTC takes a look at five of them, while acknowledging the comments of other entertainers too.

Williams Uchemba

Actor Williams Uchemba condemned the attack, admitting that the loss of Nigeria’s World Cup qualifying game to Ghana was fair. This would make the people more focused on the attack. He wrote, “…Almost 1000 Nigerian citizens cannot be accounted for and some people are acting like it’s a normal thing…we are in a hell hole. Some heads of state are yet to make a statement on the issue. I guess they are busy planning for 2023.”

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Folarin Falana

Singer and actor, Folarin Falana aka Falz tweeted, “Back to back bombings on the Kaduna-Abuja rail. Numerous Nigerian lives wasted. Absolutely nothing has been uttered about this. This place is in absolute shambles and it’s rather insane that everyone is constantly adjusting and acting like this is a country…

”Do you know what these animals are busy doing? Announcing that they want to be president, organizing political rallies, announcing that they want to start collecting toll gate money…”

Rahama Sadau

Award-winning actress, Rahama Sadau wrote, “Myself and my sister were to be on the attacked train last night. But we missed it! It could have been me and mine. But it is actually us. We had friends and family on that train. When is this going to stop?

“We brought this upon ourselves. We chose to be suppressed because we are scared. But also failed to realize that power is actually in our hands. We don’t want to shamefully admit that our leaders have failed us but they have!”

Mayorkun

Singer Mayowa Emmanuel, aka Mayorkun said, “My heart goes out to everyone affected by the Kaduna train attack. It’s very unreasonable and undeserving to say the least. People are really struggling to survive in a horrible economy that doesn’t favour the average Nigerian at all. And we are still being killed in the midst of everything. It’s high time we held our leaders accountable for lives and properties. It’s what they promised us and it’s what we voted them to do. Today, it’s Kaduna. If nothing is done, it could be anywhere else.”

Mr Macaroni

Popular skit maker and activist, Debo Adedayo aka Mr Macaroni tweeted, “Sycophancy isn’t patriotism. Irrespective of party affiliations, I hope we all would one day realize that holding government accountable to their duty to serve and protect the people is the honorable thing to do as citizens. It’s shameful how innocent Nigerians are being killed regularly… Where is our humanity…?”

Similarly, Mercy Aigbe, Mary Njoku, Mildred Okwo, and many other entertainers condemned the attack. The people are seeking for the immediate intervention of the government to curb the incessant and barbaric acts of the terrorists in the country.

Will there be an end to the attack soon? Time will tell.