Nigeria, April 27 -- To deaden the pain of insecurity gripping the citizenry, Nigerians have resorted to their old pastime of gallows humour. They've even invaded the innocent territory of nursery rhymes. So, instead of "A for Apple; B for Ball; C for Cat", you have "A for Axe; B for Bomb; C for Cutlass". You've got to cry to laugh!

It is so sad to see how evil elements are destroying Nigeria one village at a time. Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camps are everywhere. Most of the camps have virtually become makeshift villages too because there is little chance of their occupants returning to their original homes. But we pretend that things are not as bad as they really are. We use euphemisms for the civil war that is raging from state...