🚨 ALERT: To my fellow Nigerian soldiers and security personnel: do not fire on or deploy teargas against peaceful protesters. They are exercising their constitutional rights. Even when orders are given, apply reason and conscience. How would you feel if your own child, wife, mother, father, or relative were among those held captive in the bush? Would you sleep peacefully knowing their cries remain unanswered?
— Nigerian soldier.
This statement reflects growing frustration among some Nigerians over insecurity and the plight of kidnapping victims, while calling on security personnel to show restraint and respect for citizens' right to peaceful protest.