I can feel my hairs standing on the nape of my neck, and this feeling is not a good feeling, just like goose pimples all over your arm on a very cold night.
It has started again, the uprising that abated a while ago has reared its head back into our not too peaceful country again, and this time if it is not quickly nipped in the bud the chaos that would follow with the unresolved Boko Haram issue could bust Nigeria at the seams.
Please President Goodluck Jonathan, what went wrong?
I am aghast, Boko Haram and now, this.
From North to the South, where is the window for our bail out?
The story below was culled out from BBC World, Africa - Nigeria. August 4, 2012
Nigeria gunmen storm oil ship - two dead, four kidnapped
Map of Nigeria - Niger Delta
The navy has joined the search for the gunmen off the Niger Delta. Two navy sailors, among a group providing security, were wounded in the raid.
The foreigners are from Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Iran.
Attacks in the Niger Delta have declined since a 2009 amnesty for militants ended years of conflict.
The ship that was attacked belongs to Sea Trucks Group, based in Rotterdam.
The raid happened early in the morning, more than 30 nautical miles (56km) off the coast, the officer said.
The heavily polluted delta is Nigeria's main oil-producing region. Oil output has risen since the amnesty took effect, but critics say the peace deal remains precarious.
The militants targeted foreign oil companies, drawing on local support in a region still blighted by poverty despite huge profits for the multinational energy corporations.
Local people wanted to see more of that wealth used to improve their housing and services.
The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says that despite the amnesty, kidnappings of Nigerians in the Niger Delta have been happening at an alarming rate.
Piracy is increasing in parts of West Africa, he reports. The International Maritime Bureau says it has recorded 17 pirate attacks in Nigerian waters this year - a significant increase on 2011.
Please can somebody do something about this MADNESS?
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