Independence Day Celebration: Nigerian Government Abandons Eagle Square For Fear Of Boko Haram

For the third year in a row, President Goodluck Jonathan’s administration has failed to hold Independence Day events at Eagle Square, Abuja.

On October 1, 2010, the site became the scene of multiple car bomb explosions that claimed more than 20 lives and maimed many more during a ceremony to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Nigeria’s Independence from Britain. Since that bloody attack, the Jonathan administration has abandoned the use of Eagle Square. In effect, the government has cancelled any form of formal ceremony to mark the anniversary of a troubled, crises-racked country.

Since then, Eagle Square has remained a ghost of itself. The parade and other activities to mark Independence Day have been permanently shifted to the Presidential Villa by President Jonathan.

 WHAT IS HAPPENING TO MY DEAR COUNTRY NIGERIA??

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