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Jos: A City With Two Laws


 

Jos, the capital city of Plateau State has been deeply divided since the unfortunate incident of September 7th, 2001 along religious lines. Since that ugly day, Muslims and Christians' alike have been living on either sides of the town. Where Christian's move to where they are relatively the majority, and Muslims likewise; living the city deeply divided on two fronts.

 

The capital of Plateau, Jos, has three local governments vis-a-vis Jos North, Jos South and Jos East, even though the latter is relatively a small outskirt town that's barely developed to be considered a city hence Jos North and South are seen as the most developed and centre of the town.

 

Surprisingly, Jos South seems to be more developed and sane. Its citizens more civil and law abiding even though Jos North boast of having the most presence of both state and federal governments establishments. What is a crime in Jos South is merely an infringement in Jos North with barely no repercussions whatsoever from the part of the offender. For instance, traffic laws are not followed, let alone enforced in Jos North. The prevalence of crimes is stinking to the high heavens yet the authorities look the other side because it's very difficult to enforce law and order here. Any attempt to do that, would result in something different and could be given a different translation.

 


The inhabitants of Jos North local government take pride in being lawless and disobedient to constituted authority to the point that the authorities have left us to our fate and wisdom. We are now a banana republic where everything goes and we are so proud of it. Any attempt to sensitize people on the danger of that erratic behaviour is met with stiff resistance.

 

In no distant time, intervention agencies would stop coming to our aid whenever calamity strikes because our people always take pride in attacking them. I'm now beginning to understand why our neighbours are always jittery traversing through our communities because of the fear of the unknown. We don't seem to have a firm grip on our wards.  Both parents and religious leaders seem not in control of the Ummah. We seem like a horde of horses that have bolted before the cart.

 

Jos Ummah, which way?

 

Sadiq Sabo

28/04/2023.

 


Comments

  1. AnonymousApril 28, 2023 at 6:38 AM

    This the sad reality in Jos North. Our people are not abiding the laws, and the Government left us to do whatever we fell like doing. I am appealing to our people let join hands in bringing sanity to our community, but truth of the matter we are lawless society.

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  2. AnonymousApril 28, 2023 at 6:58 AM

    Sad reality.,Jos north is indeed a banana republic at such the state need to take a drastic action…

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