Enough Already #EndSARS

The revolution revelations over the past few days has weakened me mentally and I honestly don't know where or how it would all end. I have been crying randomly for the last two days and the tears just won't stop. 

I came on here to write and pour out my mind but seeing that my last post can't be so much different from what I'd come to write about made me more sad. I am tired of the injustice meted out to Nigerians daily. I am sick of it. I have been saying something must give and it seems the time is upon us at last, albeit at a grave cost. 

There has been ongoing protests all over the country for the past few days as thousands of Nigerian youths take to the streets calling for an end to SARS. Those who were created and paid to protect us have turned into killing machines over time. SARS (Special Anti-Robbery Squad) is a unit of the Nigerian Police Force created to covertly trace, track and arrest armed robbers but alas, they have completed deviated from their calling and moved on to carrying out highly nefarious and gross acts of irresponsibility at the detriment of the Nigerian youths. There are endless reports of them raping, harassing, killing and maiming people. They carry out raids and extort innocent citizens in the name of keeping peace. They target seemingly rich and young Nigerians especially those that use high-end phones, who have tattoos and/or dreadlocks, etc regardless of what these young ones actually do for a living in real life. Too many people have been killed or are still languishing in prisons as we speak because they fell victims to the raids carried out by this killer squad. 

Well, the youths have had enough and have taken to social media in protests and also to the streets all over the world. The hashtags #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality #EndSARSNow and #EndSARSProtests have been trending for days. We are tired and have had enough. No one (OLD AND YOUNG) is safe from these guys and almost everyone has a story to tell about their cruel acts, ether firsthand or by third-party experiences.

Unfortunately, the government has not said anything the people want to hear so the standoff continues. 

Already, a young student named Jimoh ISIAQ,  was shot dead by the Nigeria Police Force this afternoon in Ogbomosho. He was a victim of circumstance because pictures taken just before he was killed showed he was not with the protestors but was a mere bystander. The Nigerian Police fired live bullets at peaceful and unarmed protestors. 

I don't even have the right words now and the tears won't stop so I will stop here for now. I would appeal to those of you with the President on speed dial to call him and let him know how grave the situation is. This is not the time to be an ostrich and bury our heads in the sand hoping this would "fizzle" out. He needs to address the country, allay our fears and anger and #EndSars.

#EnoughIsEnough