No school day passes without Nigerian children lustily singing the national anthem during morning assembly. A very significant part of that song is the line which says: “The labour of our heroes past shall never be in vain;” a persuasive call to patriotism. But how Nigeria’s past heroes who have shown topmost heroism have fared is a question that requires little or no answer. To public affairs analysts and average Nigerians, the answer conspicuously stands out. They maintain that heroes have b...