The violence in Achebe 's land has reached a point of no return. Religious extremists has escalated the otherwise delicate situation . I propose the south seceding to forming a new country. That's the only way to avoiding genocide of unimaginable scale that has started now. Despite the situation president Badluck Jonathan is in samba land dancing.

Divide and rule at work... Secession is not the answer

@Tokyo, in the event of secession, what happens to a place like Kaduna?

9ja has one of the most diverse ethnic mix with over 250 spoken languages split into 3 clusters the yorubas in the west the ibo in the east and the hausa in the north. while the north remains very volatile (anything from abuja to maiduguri and sokoto) due to religious intolerance (read sharia) terorrism (read boko haram)and an irresponsible leadership, the south is deceitfully peaceful with kidanppings in the delta, river and cross river states; some south cities are no go zone to exparts and even elite locals port harcot, benin, aba etc. Only lagos looks habitable thanks in large part to the govenor one fashiola, but even here the chaos are energy surping! 9ja needs prayers.

Despite the situation, northern leaders are silent regarding the violence or inciting their people. " by the grace of God, the dog and the baboon would all be soaked in blood". Mohammed Buhari( former president and leader of the north)

its all to do with poverty