The Terrorist and Kidnapped Victims Are Just Having A friendly Match - Mike Rapulchukwu Azubuike

A breaking news report announced a terrifying incident in Kogi State, where terrorists attacked a highway and kidnapped several travellers. The story sparked shock and fear among Nigerians already exhausted by the rising wave of insecurity. But as always, some responses on social media were disturbingly insensitive. One user dismissed the incident with the comment: “Na friendly match nothing happen, them go settle.”

This kind of remark is deeply inappropriate. It trivializes the trauma of innocent people who were violently abducted and the agony their families are going through. Treating terrorism as a “friendly match” not only mocks the victims but normalizes serious crimes. Moments of national insecurity demand empathy and seriousness—not jokes that downplay human suffering.