Up till moment, the misadventure of the Daniel Oikhena has earned him rewards and little or no condemnation. The basis for the reward is clear – Intelligence. The 13-year-old boy stunned everyone including his family members to do what no Nigerian has ever done.
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| Awarded a scholarship by the Edo state government |
His intelligence however did not tell him that he might not get to America alive or that bodies had been known to fall when the wheels come down before landing; or better still; he chose to ignore all that.
The Junior Secondary School II student of Asoro Grammar school, Benin, perfected the act and waltzed down like a hero, unscathed without any mistake from his hiding place.
Even the Austrian-born American former actor, Arnold Schwarzenegger would have carried out several rehearsals before embarking on it in a make-believe adventure.
That is the stuff Nigerian child is made off. Thanks to Edo State government and Governor Rauf Aregbesola Foundation splashing scholarships on him. But not many people have seen anything bad in the act that fell short of acceptable behaviour.
But the Muslims should at this glorious time give glory to God. This is because the storyline surrounding Daniel’s reasons for the act – realising a dream in America would have changed or better still would not have survived most probably if he was a Muslim.
If his name had been Musa or Yussuf, even without a modicum of knowledge of the five pillars of Islam, he would have been tagged a Islamic terrorist’ without any benefit of the doubt, indicting Islam.
Nobody would have believed the argument of a mere adventure to realise a dream in America. It would have been insinuated and widely claimed that the he intended to do something sinister, blow up the plane or something.
Security apparatus would have concentrated largely on another planned attack and beaming their search lights on possible links to terrorist groups. In fact, the claim and counter claims would have eroded the idea of scholarships and rewards even if nothing was found. The point here is that Islam has suffered undue bitter contemplation particularly from anachronistic and religious bigots without any justification.
If sometimes, the personal idea and belief of an individual overrides the religious beliefs, it is the individual that should be on focus and not the religion simply because that individual has at that point discarded his religious beliefs.
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In facts u got it wright. All sorts of names would ve appeared on the front pages.Nonsense.
ReplyDelete@ anonymous 5:44, why would it be nonsense? The Islamic societies have bad image in the face of the world. Ranging from mass killings and terrorism.. the most annoying thing is calling the name of the Lord during theses inhumane acts. They say forgiveness is a sin to terrorists.
ReplyDeleteThis your article was so uncalled for. Why are you turning this issue into religious matter. I wonder what kind of things go on in your mind as person.
ReplyDeleteThank u. This writer is just an idiot.
DeleteU xtians shul hv all d gay churches , Lesbian churches, swingers webside and all sorth of evil churches for all i care, Islam remain d best and d fastest growing religion on earth despite ur blackmail. I heard d pope saying dat u can make it to heaven without believing in GOD.
ReplyDeleteD article is uncalled for bcos d writer seems to b talking in favour of MUSLIMS abee?
ReplyDeleteif d boy was a muslim,yes ,it would av bn linked to other things ...look at d violence in d world 2day...frm syria to Egypt to pakistan to libya to afganistan to northern Nigeria..they all carry one head line...ISLAMIC ATTACK,ISLAMIST,REBELS.....
ReplyDeleteonly time will tell,we will knw d true religion...
NO SOCIETY punishes a 13 year old under LAW! You help straighten them
ReplyDeleteAllahu Akbar is synonymous to ISLAM, that is the words chatted by this terrorist whenever they carry their deadly act. So who is to be blame?
ReplyDeleteWhy not face your story and write accurately. What religion to do with this or one being islam or xtian? You narrow minded idiot are good at stimulating and exciting people to voilent.
ReplyDeleteThe writer of ds article started well but messed it up with religion insinuations.
ReplyDeleteThe major point is made. Hope the gestures being rained towards the boy will not gear or encourage desperate acts from youths considering the present harsh economic condition in our society.
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ReplyDeleteThe boy is just a hero...let commend ooooo
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