20.10.20 — The Day Nigeria Died #EndSARS

Some of us may argue that Nigeria died years ago, long before the Lekki Toll Gate incident — and that the incident was simply the burial of an already dead country. However, the death of the nation became manifest on 20-10-2020, when the Nigerian Army opened live ammunition on innocent young people whose only “crime” was a dream — a dream of a better future, a future their forefathers once had access to.

Simple people with simple dreams, carrying the flag of our country — the green, white, green, a symbol of hope — had their blood stain that flag. A symbol we should call our honour is now stained with the blood of our people.

That was the day the country, and everything about it, collapsed. They didn’t care that the people gunned down were singing a song of unity — the national anthem — a song that turned into a dirge when it became the last words of a people who had carried the fire of hope and faith.

Till today, no one knows the shooters.

There is still no justice for the End SARS victims.

20-10-20

We will never forget.

We will never forgive.

Who gave the order?

#EndSARS