Life can only be lived by the living.
I live in a country called Nigeria.
In my country, we are often in doubt of our abilities. Not as individuals but as a collective group.
In 2018, I was in my final year in the university. We had these group assignments where we would be divided into groups of 10 and asked to do something like a documentary or a casual short film. On numerous occasions, I was chosen as the leader of the group simply because they all assumed I was serious with school work and cared about my grades. I did care about my grades. But not as much as they hoped.
As a group leader, getting these assignments done became my priority and dealing with members who were uninterested about the outcome was even more challenging.
That's exactly what it's like creating a societal group to demand for anything in Nigeria. Everyone has a hidden motive.
Now there's a demand for the reformation of the Police in Nigeria and the end of SARS. I applaud it. But I can only worry about the outcome.
While I sympathize with the young hardworking young men and women like myself who earn their living through honest means. I worry.
We have the mics, we scream 'SARS did this to me, they did that, THEY COULD HAVE KILLED ME!'. I worry.
It's terrible. I have never been in any of these situations I hear of, maybe because I hardly ever leave the house, I bet I would react terribly. Probably cry and rub snot everywhere. But I can't help but be sceptical and worry about this public demand. I'm sorry.
As much as I desire the end of this legalized crime. I cannot help but wonder what the hell is going on behind the scene.
We hear stories of Uber and Bolt's drivers being in on it. We hear stories of people being bribed behind the scenes to cause mayhem during peaceful protests. We hear stories of this and that. Still, within these peaceful protesters, we have the major culprits. The reason behind the misconceptions of youth. The internet fraudsters, thieves and killers.
While we protest we put in the added effort to protect our belongings because the protester next to you might wield a knife ready to gut you for the tiniest property on you.
Your home isn't safe. While you're out protesting there's a hardworking youth breaking into your home trying to get your plasma out the window.
Forgive my perception. But August last year, my belongings got stolen through my bedroom window by 'hard-working young men', they were part of the end SARS protest. I saw them.
This is not about saving the criminals.
That's why I worry.
Being raised the way I was, I tend to see bad as bad and never sugar coat it.
My 2 Cents?
End Sars FFS. Why is is such a big deal? Does it hurt to just accept that the youth can have a win?
Purge the Police system.
Educate the Police.
Get a better intelligence body. These people are DUMB!
GET INTELLIGENT PEOPLE IN THE SYSTEM.
This is what happens when a country is being led by an illiterate. By a stupid person with no proper education.
We don't have a President in my country, we have a wandering sheep controlled by something that will probably be revealed in 2023 when we decide to reelect a new wandering sheep.
I worry.
No one, not even the criminals deserve such brutal treatment.
Where's the human right FFS??
How do other humans, not one, not two, but a legion of individuals get so disconnected from their being and inflict pain on another being like yourself that bleeds? It's barbaric.
I feel pain differently. And I refrain from emotional attachments to public cries. I love to help. But not from the position of a member of the ignorant masses. I am not that. I can only write as it is, and I pour the emotions I feel into my work.
Until I can reach the desired audience. I can only write.
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