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JUST HOW DID WE GET HERE?

  I love Nigeria!! I really do love this country. And I am so sure many of you can relate. There has been instances in the past; elections, censuses, referendums, town hall meetings, etc. And we have just looked at these events and either smile or pass snide remarks like “oh they are about to share the national cake again”. It was different this time. Just all of a sudden, as if we were all tapped awake from a long trance, we became so hopeful for this country. What started like one of the normal discussions on jack’s app became a national movement. We could all relate to this struggle. Many of us had stories to tell; Stories which were not restricted to only the struggling Nigerian; as it has always been in the past. Some of the so-called elites could relate to it. The talks all centered on one thing, #EndSars, #EndPoliceBrutality. You could swear something as simple as ending a notorious unit of the police force would not bring this much violence throughout the country. T...