You’d have to admit, 2012 has been a tragic year. From the very
beginning when the subsidy removal shut down the country to the increasing
security tensions, the plane crash, bribery scandals, kidnappings and social
networking crimes, it takes more than willpower and restraints not to
passionately lash out on poor governance and the other mantras we and our dear
activists would chant. I intend, however, to focus on one of these issues that
have confounded us.
If you remember the popularity of social networking not long after the
arrival of the internet and mobile phones (GSM) took communications to a whole
new level. Unlike when we had to depend on unreliable NIPOST or NITEL back on
the days, we can now make friends, get business networks, spread information,
chyke new babes, break up with boring boyfriends and acquire new “runs”.
However, Cynthia Osokuguo’s death brought a sobering perspective to this
innovation. Really, how safe are we? How “classified” are our personal
information?
We always knew that this crime was in the system, we felt it wouldn’t
affect us. But it will be a wrong notion for us to pretend its non existence. A
lot of people, including corps members have fallen victim to men, STDs,
terrible financial and even spiritual situatios because of people they me and
allowed into their lives, on way or the other. Looking critically at it now, it
is clear to any sensible human being that our security in life is first our
persona property before the governments.
I don’t judge Cynthia, I didn’t know her btu she was young and a
“networker” like us. The only difference is that it led to her murderers. It
could have been you or i. why her? We may never know, but it is a caution for
us, to take note of who we give our pins/emails to, call our BB, FB, Twittwit,
2Go friends and allow them know our privy information. After all, it is only a
man’s friend who knows how best to kill him.
Some guys will say “babes take note” but I will tell you men to even
be more careful because just as guys “organize girls” so also women. They just
haven’t been caught yet.
So like a mother hen addressing her baby chicks, I will not say don’t
talk to strangers, but I have a list of dos and donts; please re-read the
security tips given to you byt the NYSC. Screen again the friends you have or
are about to invite into your cyberspace, it is safer to be reserved… SHINE YOU
EYE.
NNAEMEKA CHINYERE
BY/12A/1701
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