Abuja is not the Nigeria on the news, my new friends say to me on my first night out in the country. It is friendly and welcoming, people are generous with their time. It is miles away from 'the trouble'. At that point, in an air conditioned club sipping Hennessy and coke, I couldn't agree more.
But at the Monday Morning Meeting we hold a minute's silence. The office has been rocked by the bomb blast and gunfire at the mosque in Kano. It happened during Friday prayers. One of the drivers lost his brother. It's uncomfortably close to home. It still may be miles away but it has touched the people standing around the meeting room table, silent and contemplative as they wonder who guns innocent people down as they pray.
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