They were brutally murdered by the terrorists who have picked these hitherto serene and tranquil countryside as their new hotbed of violence. Yesterday, on the occasion of Nigeria’s 65th independence anniversary, President Bola Tinubu made conclusively positive remarks about the security situation in the country. Maduagwu was one of many young, promising Nigerians who had lost their lives to the rampant, deadly armed robbery attacks in Abuja. There is no point in time in Nigeria’s history where Nigerians felt insecure and unsafe like they did under Tinubu. An Independence Day speech filled with spurious claims and half-truths won’t change this uninspiring and grim reality.