Nigeria, Nov. 21 -- It is happening again. Another kidnapping, another attack, and once more the President's first response is to send the Defence chiefs or a Minister to the scene. For what exactly, to look busy, to shake hands, to take pictures while lives are already lost

This has become a tragic routine. A performance repeated over and over, while our leaders react after the damage is done instead of stopping it before it happens. The headlines scream, the villages burn, the families mourn, and the people arrive too late

Why are preventive measures never in place, Why do intelligence reports gather dust instead of saving lives Why do attacks always happen first and only then does the government act

Look at who is sent to handle the...