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Peace ✌️ and Unity

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Thread!

Till when will this drama continue?

The state of affairs in Nigeria can best be described as a state of irony, with caricatures as ‘leaders’ and rules which are continuously bent and broken by the ‘elite’.

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Irony best describes the action of our executives who debunk proper political procedures and embrace corruption. The puffed-up bravery of our armed forces which demonstrate their prowess on streets against unarmed military civilians while sponsored bandits

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and terrorists take over the towns and cities is also another bitter irony. Likewise, the attitude of the general populace in condemning the virtuous while elevating the sly criminals is another sour satire.

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For years now,it has become clear that the Nigerian system of governance is more or less a joke, as its democracy neither gives power nor liberty to the people. The innocent civilians are being blatantly denied their human rights, while those in power keep enriching themselves,

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safe from the commotion and starvation the masses are suffering from.

When the masses decide to unite and stand against the injustice and oppression by having peaceful protests, they are chased off the streets with bullets by security personnel who didn’t have the guts

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to go to real battlegrounds. It could be a conspiracy though, and the hunter might as well be the same as the hunted in Nigeria’s ‘fight against terrorism’.

As for the workers who embark on strikes, they’re threatened with ‘No-Work-No-Pay’ or even dismissal. Therefore,

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it’s becoming even harder to express grievances and having freedom of expression even though it’s supposed to be a ‘democratic’ government.

Nigeria is already being tagged a third-world country with low national development and definitely doesn’t need a corrupt government and

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incompetent security operatives to add to its miseries. Just a few weeks ago, Emmanuel Macron, the current president of France, was slapped in public by a civilian and it didn’t rain blood. Rather, the case was handled properly in a court of law and the culprit was punished

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accordingly after his guilt was established.
In Nigeria, it’s as if an excuse is sought to cause bloodshed for, in 2015, more than a thousand were killed by various inhuman ways just for a mere accusation of poking at an armed officer’s chest and ‘blocking his way’ in Zaria,

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Kaduna state.

The so-called offence wasn’t investigated, nor were the culprits properly apprehended, giving even less credence to the already loose theory.

Instead, the armed officers open fire on the peaceful civilians, not only in the said vicinity but also at other

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locations occupied by citizens sharing the same progressive mindset as the initial victims. In addition, hundreds have been detained unjustly over the years for unjustifiable causes, while money-laundering criminals in executive regalia move freely in air-conditioned vehicles.

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Among the numerous detainees who have been held against the law are Sheikh Zakzaky and his wife,along with anumber of their followers.The resplprcted Sheikh by many has even been acquitted by a federal court in2016 but is still being held captive at the Kaduna prison.

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Another show of shamelessness is the attack of the June 12 protesters who only moved to exercise their rights and call for progressive change in the country. It’s a real pity that no security personnel were on hand to stop the kidnappings of numerous students and staff at the

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Nuhu Bamalli Polytechnic in Zaria, but forces flooded the streets, armed to the teeth, to stop harmless civilians from making their voices heard.

Till when will this drama continue?

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Let’s just replace “Black man” with “Nigerians”. All we need to do is stand up and we won’t drown in the shallow waters of oppression and tyranny! #BuhariMustGo #RevolutionNow #June12 2021

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We have created more jobs in our first three months in office than have ever been created in the first three months of any presidency — about 1.5 million new jobs.

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Therefore, we want to categorically state that we will not bow to threats and harassment. We are going to continue to discharge our constitutional rights.
Any attempt to harm our group members will be entertained with legal action(s).

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imprisoned, tortured, and even killed for doing what is right.
The contribution of these brave individuals is important and vital. It protects the rule of law and democracy.

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We will continue exercise our constitutional rights in holding the government accountable whenever it fails to protect the people and when the its apparatus are used to oppressed them.

In most cases, human rights defenders are often harassed, detained, interrogated,