The footages of the dreadful act of the Taliban in Afghanistan especially after the withdrawal of Us military arose sympathy from different sectors of the world. For me, it brought up a completely different line of thoughts; I began to reflect on the implication of similar events happening in Africa, Nigeria to be precise. The mere activities of terrorists within different parts of Nigeria is a big cause for worry, how much more these terrorists taking over power and becoming, themselves, the government just as it happened in Afghanistan? Even though there are lots of Activists and Political analysts who claim that the present administration sponsors terrorists especially from the north, it obviously would be more terrible for this to be done in the template of the Taliban’s activities. Before I start to discuss the implication and possible impact of this event to our country, I will give a brief history of the Taliban and their activities in Afghanistan from their inception. This will help even those who see just the videos and pictures circulating on social media so far to understand a bit of the historical background surrounding these events. From studies I made, The Taliban in Pashto language, means “students” . It is both a political and religious sect in Afghanistan who arose in 1994 after the unrest that occured immediately the Soviet Union Forces left Afghanistan in 1989. Those unrests arose because the withdrawal of the Soviet Union caused the collapse of Afghanistan’s communist regime and breakdown in civil order. This Taliban sect were made of Afghanistan’s Students trained in Islamic religious schools established for Afghan refugees in the 1980’s in Northern Pakistan. These Islamic Students emerged as a force of social order within their own rights from South -West Afghanistan and extended their influence. They captured the province of Herat and then The Afghan Capital, Kabul. They overthrew the founding fathers of the Afghan Majuhideen, President Burhanuddin Rabbani that resisted the Soviet Union occupation. They slowly and fully took over Afghanistan by 1998. This was easier because the Afghans themselves were weary of the Mujahideen’s excesses when the Soviet Union were driven out. Thus, they welcomed the Taliban when they first appeared on the scene. These Taliban’s were also welcomed because of the fact that they were against corruption and curved lawlessness. They also made areas under their control to be safe for commerce to flourish. But then they went towards Islamic extremism by introducing and encouraging punishments through raw interpretations of Sharia law. These include public executions of convicted murders and adulterers , amputation for those found guilty of theft. Men were required to grow beards and women to wear all covering Burka. One may now wonder if this was really better than the communist Soviet Union. They disapproved of girl child education above ten years old. They banned media platforms like television, music and cinema. The destruction of the famous Buddha status in central Afghanistan drew more international interests and heavy concerns. Even at that, three countries which include Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and UAE recognized the power of the Taliban The Pakistan’s support for the Taliban was really massive. The height of it all was when an attack was launched at the World Trade Centre in New York City in 11th September, 2001. They were also accused of providing protection and aids to Osama Bin Ladin and his Al – Qaeda movement. This obviously prompted the US – led military coalition to launch attack and collapse the Taliban in Afghanistan on October 7th, 2001. The leader, Mullah Mohammed Omar and Senior figured which included Bin Ladin escaped. This didn’t stop the Taliban from launching attacks on Kabul and other parts of Afghanistan. They continued to attack government officials, journalists, female leaders or politicians. Negotiations and interventions have lingered on until the recent withdrawal of the US troops from Afghanistan. Despite grave concerns from Afghan officials over the government’s vulnerability to the Taliban without international support,the new US president, Joe Biden, announced in April 2021 that all American forces would leave the country by 11th September (after two decades of the fall of the world trade center). The ferocious Taliban, taking hold of the opportunity, swept across Afghanistan in just 10 days. By the 15th of August, they were at the gates of Kabul, the capital of Afghanistan. Thus, the 20 years of a US – led coalition presence collapsed. This led to the crises we have seen recently, which includes people holding unto the undercarriage of aircrafts to escape Afghanistan. Many fell from the aircraft they held unto and crashed their skulls on the earth. Many other countries made arrangements and took their citizens from the region. Even as we have watched these events as spectators, the same peril may befall us if we tread on the paths of this sad history. It is very obvious that extremism of any sort is deadly, especially when it infringes on the fundamental human rights of the people. Nigeria and Africa as a whole should not let religious sentiments allow them to go on massaging religious fanatics, Islamic extremism, deadly tribalism and archaic regional conquest going on in the country. Lack of fairplay will always lead to civil unrest and agitations. The government must look into the grievances of the people she leads and must grant them justice. When the people are deprived of Justice, it is natural that they will try to get it by all means which may include taking up arms. There may be a sincere motive just as it happened with the Taliban. But because of the lack of structure and sufficient organization, it may lead to an uncontrollable society as different religious sects and tribal groups may move on to establish their own agenda and interest. If we let people take actions out of their grievances because the law has refused to heed their cry for justice, we will all stand to lose. Human beings develop different perspectives about life as they grow up from their own observations and experiences. In a situation of anarchy which may have resulted from the government ignoring the people’s cry, disaster and social breakdown is bound to happen. The government and the law is supposed to guide the people’s conscience. But when the government fails?