Nigeria, April 10 -- In Somalia, clan-based guerillas once sought freedom and dreamt of Eldorado. They chased away a dictator, Siad Barre, and left Somalia in ruins. Change is good. But after Saddam Hussein was dismantled rashly, Iraq has not seen peace.

Igbo land is in peril. Unknown Gunmen. What haven't they done? They have casually slaughtered innocent policemen. They have ransacked police stations in rural and urban areas. They have hijacked a black maria. The unknown gunmen haven't just poked their fingers into the eyes of the state; they have done more. The vultures have now plunged their beaks into the scrotum of the state.

In front of the Imo State Police headquarters, they danced before choosing to rummage and burn it down. They ...