Nigeria, July 17 -- It is not that Nigeria is not developing. The country is treading an apocalyptic path. Nigerians, though apparently religious, are deeply ritualistic and fetishistic. This cuts across the rulers and the ruled, the haves and the have-nots, the literate and the illiterate, the "religious" and the irreligious.

This does not mean that all Nigerians are into fetishistic practices, either as service providers or as patrons. There are those who neither practice juju nor pay attention to it. Acknowledging the existence of these reasonable people does not change the reality. They are the exception to the rule.

In addition, drug addiction among Nigerian youths, and even among the older generation, calls for concern. A people ...