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Revealed :Identity of SSS Assistant
Director Killed in October 2010 bomb Blast
By Danlami Nmodu Newsdiaryonline
Sat Sep 17,2011
Comrade Abiodun Aremu in his
article titled “ Re: Bombing of the UN: Our Chicken is Roosting
The Call For Organised Revolution! (1)” sent to Newsdiaryonline
today named Prince Tosho
Sulyman, aka Black Scorpion as the State Security
Service, SSS assistant
director (whose identity was not disclosed) that was
killed in the October 1st
2010 bomb-blast at the Eagle square in Abuja.
In the piece which is a reaction to protests against his earlier
opinion on the issue of revolution,Aremu said “My friend of 3
decades (Prince Tosho Sulyman, aka Black Scorpion) was the SSS
Assistant Director (whose identity was not disclosed), killed in
the October 1st 2010 bomb-blast at the Eagle Square,
Abuja, in which the Jonathan presidency without preliminary
investigation, goofed that MEND couldn’t have been responsible
for the act. I didn’t need to agonise over it because we have
all become victims of a society that has thrown compassion to
its people to the wind. Therefore, the opinion was not about
agonising but to challenge us to restore sanity and humanity to
our society.”
Read the full text of his article below to understand the
context within which he made the revelation
Re: Bombing of the UN: Our Chicken is Roosting
The Call For Organised Revolution! (1)
Comrade ABIODUN AREMU,
biod_abi@yahoo.co.uk
My opinion: Bombing of
the UN: Our Chicken is Roosting published by the Sahara
Reporters and other media two weeks ago, expectedly generated
some sharp reactions by those who could never understand the
philosophy underlying the interpretation of social realities of
the Nigeria nation-state. I have repeatedly in the last two
decades rephrased that: “we
have been so much used to lies and falsehoods to the point that
when there is a moment of truth, we tremble”.
We hate to be confronted with the truth and for me; such
reactions count least so long as the said opinion rests on the
objective realities in our polity. If the opinion in any way
offends the sensibility of the individuals, the truth should be
confronted and not me.
A point of information to such reactions that claimed the
opinion was: “stupidly
provocative”, “hatred
for the global community”, “hater
of Jonathan”, “why
didn’t you call for revolution during Obasanjo regime? Why the
call when it is Jonathan – a South-South that is in power”
and the rest. My friend of 3 decades (Prince Tosho Sulyman, aka
Black Scorpion) was the SSS Assistant Director (whose identity
was not disclosed), killed in the October 1st 2010
bomb-blast at the Eagle Square, Abuja, in which the Jonathan
presidency without preliminary investigation, goofed that MEND
couldn’t have been responsible for the act. I didn’t need to
agonise over it because we have all become victims of a society
that has thrown compassion to its people to the wind. Therefore,
the opinion was not about agonising but to challenge us to
restore sanity and humanity to our society.
In the aforesaid opinion, I concluded “THIS IS MY CALL TO
ORGANISED REVOLUTION AS WE CELEBRATE EID FITR”; however, the
current discourse is to set the fact straight on the conclusion
of that previous opinion. It is important to emphasise the point
that a revolution is an organised process and not just an
occurrence in a flash; because the epithet “revolution” has been
so much misused and distorted in recent times in our country by
the voices of the oppressed and also by members and apostles of
the ruling cabals.
Revolution is not a mere violent act or disruption of the
existing socio-political order as in a coup d’état or
spontaneous protest/mass uprising or armed violence. The
struggle to attain political power through whatever means; be it
mass uprising, revolt, resistance, guerrilla warfare, armed
struggle, mass actions, strike, are by no means the revolution.
These are just methods used overtime in bringing about a
revolution.
The dialectical laws (unity of objective and subjective factors)
and the role a social revolution should play determine what
constitutes a REVOLUTION. In essence, revolution means
fundamental change in the WHOLE socio-economic system
(replacement of an obsolete social order) and not just a PART of
it, as in replacement in governmental structure or the removal
of a dictator under the same system of rule.
Revolution must be located in the
Modes of Production
viz. ownership of the means of production and distribution of
the products of production – will it change or is it a
continuation of the old order? Will the change in the modes of
production leads to change in the political arrangement of the
society as different from the old order in such a way that the
class interests of the new order predominates viz. economic
opportunities, political culture, laws, institutions, etc. In
effect, what a power struggle to replace the old order leads to
is the determining factor of whether a process is a revolution
or not?
The uprisings or so-called Arab spring in Egypt and Tunisia
merely replaced the dictators; but have no bearing in the
socio-economic foundation of the two societies, the very heart
of the injustice, inequalities, unemployment and social
frustrations that compelled the uprising. As I said in a
previous opinion: “Sad
Day for Afrika as Counter-revolution Triumphs in Libya”
(also published by Sahara Reporters and other media in Nigeria),
the inconclusive US-NATO war of aggression in Libya can never
stand as a revolution.
A reversal from a higher phase of the society (with all its
limitations) can never constitute a revolution but a
counter-revolution. The mere fact of imposed US-NATO models of
democratic ethos founded on imperial control of the
socio-economic life of the Egyptians and Tunisians to replace
dictatorial rule cannot be called a revolution. The revolutions
in Europe 18th and 19th centuries that
overthrew monarchy took place in the context of economic and
political objectives when it became impossible to effect changes
through legal and constitutional means.
THE CHALLENGE OF THE NIGERIAN REVOLUTION
The challenge of the Nigerian revolution starts with a correct
interpretation of the socio-economic realities of Nigeria and
the desirability for revolution. I read Apostle Bakare crusading
for a revolution in Nigeria on the basis of corruption. Good
that he is a convert to the call for it; but what he calls for
is just a PART of why a revolution has become a necessity
in Nigeria. A Nigerian revolution, if it must truly obey the
dialectical laws of social revolution will base itself on an
alliance of the exploited, oppressed, ethnically/religiously
dominated and marginalised class forces against the ruling
cabals/their cronies and the extant exploitative/oppressive
institutions; in view of transforming the Nigerian society on
the basis of Humanism and not Moneyism (ala Eskor Toyo).
When I speak of revolution, I speak of social revolution, which
must be located in the economic and political arrangement of the
society. The economy and politics must focus at humanism, i.e.
collective interests and care for all, the religious precepts of
which is ‘love thy neighbour as thy self’. The revolution in
Nigeria should not be reduced to a change in government but a
total change in the structure of the economic and socio-cultural
relations. That is when religion of whatever extractions would
find its true meaning.
For instance, A Nigerian revolution must free the potentials of
the people from Churches harbouring General Overseers that
operate private jet of N4bn, an amount that could engage 4,000
graduates as small scale farmers at a million (N1m) Naira
guaranteed agricultural inputs and with capacity to engage not
less than 5 labour each meant 24,000 primary employment
opportunities; not to talk of the secondary levels of
employments viz. processing, manufacturing, marketing,
transporting, etc.
A major fundamental requirement for the Nigerian revolution is
mass political education on politics and economics. The masses
must understand what a revolution means, the purpose of the
revolution, the goals and methods of achieving the revolution.
This will awake the poor Ibibio, Ijaw, Hausa, Fulani, Yoruba,
Igbo, Kanuri, Urhobo, Tiv, Idoma, etc on the need for unity
on economic and political interests. Mass political
education must enhance the perceptive ability to understand why
‘Emperor’ Obasanjo’s 8 years of looting our collective wealth
didn’t give free meals to, or upgrade living condition of the
Yoruba; and neither will President Jonathan Goodluck being an
Ijaw fetches any Ijaw person a bag of rice in the open market.
They should know that what is required is the purchasing power
(money) and learn from the contradictions of our polity that
when they go to bank to open an account or deposit money, where
they come from or the religion/faith they belong, is never an
issue.
A Nigerian revolution must open mouth-eyes-ears-sense of
Nigerians to the realities that when Obasanjo, IBB, Dangote,
Jonathan, David Mark, Annenih et al meet to decide their shares
in looting our collective wealth, there is nothing like ethnic
or religious differences. The mass of the people must be able to
define who the common class enemy is irrespective of religion or
ethnic. They must be able to understand that even in recent past
(1979 – 83) ethnicity and religion didn’t count much in
politics, but the programme of the political parties for the
people. Otherwise, Jakande and Jafojo both Alhajis would not be
Governor and Deputy in Lagos State, Bola Ige and Sunday Afolabi
both Christians in old Oyo State now Oyo and Osun States,
Adekunle Ajasin and Akin Omoboriowo both Christians in old Ondo
State now Ondo and Ekiti States, etc. The ‘Progressives’ in 1979
– 83 [(Aminu Kano (PRP), Obafemi Awolowo (UPN), Waziri Ibrahim
(GNPP), Sam Mbakwe (NPP)] were united on socio-economic
interests and not ethnic or religious lines.
The method used in a revolution is dictated by the ruling class
that is to be displaced. If mere barking at the ruling cabal or
vigil prayers will make them to vacate power and voluntarily
return the stolen wealth stacked away in Europe and America
since the 1970s; one wishes the apostles of non-violent
revolution the BEST OF LUCK.
A Nigeria nation-state, which has an ignoble history of brutal
repression of unarmed mass protests/strikes with police and
armed violence against the people, should be a MAJOR lesson to
those who chose the option of the socialist revolutionary
transformation. Revolution in Nigeria will have no option than
to resort to self-defence BY ANY MEANS NECESSARY, including
appeal to the armed forces to turn their guns against the rulers
and their scores of allied looters/fronts. The thorough going
mass education must humble the military to realise that they are
first and foremost, human beings who should transcend from the
present ‘zombie’ status as instrument of coercion in use to
undermine the future of their wives, children and relatives who
are equal victims of the decadent order.
We must be able to ask ourselves: is a revolution desirable? Is
it possible? You should ask yourself these questions until you
reach internal conviction to join the train of a Nigerian
revolution because a revolution is not a tea party (a la
MAO), it means great sacrifices. Nonetheless, we have options –
either to apply ourselves to making a revolution or continue the
“sufferings and smiling” way of life till eternity. But we need
remember that it was not an accident of our recent history that
for close to 350 years we were part of the African people taken
as slaves, further colonised for 100 years, and held hostage by
neo-colonialism since the 1960 independence.
By October 1st we would be 51 years of independence,
but the lessons are, without the resistance to the Transatlantic
Slave Trade and to colonialism, we would not have the nominal
independence we had since October 1st 1960. But we
have lost the independence now economically and politically, and
we need to reclaim it.
I remain on side of making revolution in Nigeria, what of you?
The discourse continues in Part 2: “Revolutionary
Opening & Situation and the Agenda of a Nigeria Revolution”.
September 17th 2011
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