Deborah's Death: An Avoidable Misfortune
(Photo Credit from www.ngnews247.com) A popular Indian proverb holds that "It is pointless to give someone a rose to smell after plucking off their nose". This proverb has had different interpretations by different schools of thought - while some believe that it points to the fact that "It is too late to cry when the head is cut off" others believe that "there is never a reason to be unkind, irrespective of divergence in opinions and points of view". However, in either case, the universal point to note is that while some actions have short term consequences, others leave permanent marks of painful memories, which not even time can heal. The recent incident in Shehu Shagari College of Education Sokoto, that lead to the gruesome murder of Miss Deborah Yakubu, a 200 Level student, is one "nose" we would consider plucked off, that would never get to smell a rose ever. Consequently, while we sympathize with Deborah's family, an