Topic: Can't we stand up to defend our right? (Read 530 times)

See eh e get how e go be things go happen the way you talk am without properties being destroyed, people dey vex say them come out to do protest wey go favor all of us while some go still dey sell, is just like una no know say we too get shop and we close am to come out for the greater good, e reach to spoil people things and no forget say some protesters dey only follow to thief so this waka no too clear, make the sponsors try coordinate the movement and e go work. True oh government go respond only if things no spoil and them no go easily gree not until this international bodies look into the matter but I pray make things go well if not people go lose life becos government fit repeat same thing dem do last one.

Peaceful protest wey I talk here be say make dem no destroy properties or stop people wey no gree join from their daily work. E get as dem go coordinate the protest wey de international human rights to back am up, no to dey destroy government properties to register your displeasure no international body go back such protest, and mk face dey the protest you no go demand weytin government need pass through constitution to achieve am, demand for immediate solutions like improvements in our health centres, increase in eduction budget to 20%. Subsidy removal and price control, urgent rehabilitation of the four refineries for job creations  and many sensible things. Government will respond quickly to such things, and let the leaders of the protest be honest people not thiefs like the Endsar coordinators, till date some funds people donated to the protest are missing,  such an unfortunate act.

I understand wetin you talk oh but when you talk about protesting in peace for this country I no think say e go bring anything positive becos to the government them go think say we no serious and the amount at which we the citizens dey unserious about things for the country even for the social media self go give them that impression say we no ready for wetin we want. I think na too much force we need to take wetin be our own which is our right. EndSars na example as you talk but the support no too dey to strengthen the motion, e for work out oh but when government see wetin them go lose nai the mass killings come into play. Wetin I want make you get be say anything wey be peaceful protest e no dey ever move our government to do something wey go favor us but if we get like international help I believe say we go freely do am and get our goal becos the government dey fear those away piple.

OP in Democratic dispensation you don't protest violently and  destroy facilities to register your displeasure No, the end sar protest didn't achieve much results as expected because they was no leader it's was Just aggrieved youths and concerned citizens defending police brutality in the country and its turned out to be more brutal when the police and the aggrieved youths crashed which resulted to death of many youths in the country. Properties was destroyed live lost and the only thing we claim to achieved was the ban of sar from the road, today they have returned to the street again to harass youths,  to me the endsar was a waste because if they was leaders of the protest they would hold government accountable for not keeping to their words. Until we have a conscious comrades that are ready to lead a revolution in this country Nigeria will never change from bad government and police brutality.

And you think that our leaders or police would give you what belongs to you on a platter of gold? Do you know that the reason why cases of police brutality have been reduced to some extent is because of the nature that was used in following up on the whole end Sara incident? Do you think if people casually request what they're entitled to get politely and civilly they will get it?

As the Aluta slogan goes, freedom comes by struggle! Most of the privileges we're enjoying now are things people saw and said enough is enough and went on to fight for what they believed was their right and fought it till they got it. We all know that our enforcement agencies are very aggressive and that while you're trying to air out your displeasure, they might brutalize you in the process but when you consider the effect of jor saying anything at all and allowing things to just go on way because you're afraid of what might happen to you should you stand up to defend yourself, you're going to continue being enslaved by people that will never get satisfied tormenting and torturing you.

Where you right stop na wey somewhere else right begins. In defending our right let's be caution. Speaking your mind or protesting against bad governance is a right of every citizens but you must do it peacefully with a good reason. Just like the endsar protest was a good initiative but lack coordination and it became violence, such demonstration is not a good way to demand for justice. We know government are evil and they control the security so you must use your head when making demands, do it rightly, no one is stopping you from demanding your right.

Rights still exists in Nigeria, but it belongs to people with full pocket, the harass that the military are harassing the youth has become unbearable for them, the people that supposed to protect their youth are the one making them uncomfortable in the society.

The law enforcement agency i.e. police are moving from one street to another looking for who to arrest as a thief, they don’t know the thief and they are still looking for him to arrest, while the real thieves are visible to everyone, or is it that is only the poor that are seeing them. someone struggle before he get money to buy ordinary garri,  he suffer oooo before he get it, and the police will be investigating him to know whether he stole it, they will be accusing him of stealing  for them to get opportunity to arrest him.

Imagine someone that seat at home, each whatever he want, drinks whatever he wish, and sleep anytime he like with a quality functioning AC ,after he wakes up he will be credited with billions of naira in his bank account, and the police will be calling him “your Excellency” instead of arresting him and investigate where the money come from. Government has to look up to this matter because either rich or poor everyone has the right to defend their right.     

Na the kind of country we find ourselves, all the police and other law enforcement agents feel like say every young boy wey dey look good or hold expensive phones literally dey into fraud, and them go use that opportunity to harass and extort most of our youths, both people wey dey guilty and the innocent ones, nobody too dey safe again.

The worst part of the whole thing because say, the government them know wetin dey happen but yet them choose to keep quiet and pretend like say them no dey see wetin dey happen and when matter come escalate now, them go find one English take speak to blame the youths, wey be say them for their own side never do their part well, make e remain us wey dey remain.

Nonetheless, make we try dey always dey careful because them don make things look like say we no even get choice again, like say them go fit do anything them like and nothing we fit do about am and them go just get away with am, so make every young guy out there just dey careful make we no for dey fall victim to these their abrupt and nonchalant attitude wey them dey exhibit on a daily basis for the society.

We could. We did. And we have not stopped. Fighting for the rights of people are never gotten like a cheap meal. Even if we are stopped. We persist. We consult. We consolidate. We confront.

Yes. We can stand to fight for our dreams because like Gandhi said "Silence in the face of injustice, is an injustice to Justice".

the thing is that in this our country seeing the youth's  looking good, it seems like he/she is into something else that's the mindset of the security and the government itself. Why because they want everyone to be crying with others crying about how things are though in the country, meanwhile they don't know all fingers are not equal but what I want to ask. Is there an actual age of becoming rich in live? Why I say this cause was once a victim of this type of embarrassment, just because my drip was so sweet and i step out for a friend birthday on the way going we were stop by the police. Asking us to come down and they started searching us they didn't find anything one of them ask us to bring our phones we bought out our phones to them, we do as we were asked to do but one of them was saying. This boy's na Yahoo boy's, I think that's their mean reason they stopped us but that's not their job and because of them is the reason the government do see Bitcoin as a source of distraction not knowing it's helping in the society. The only thing is that just be clean no matter what you do they can't get you let them do their mind.

It's because we are living in a society where people don't obey simple rule of law, citizens are been threatened on daily basic,  once you speak up against the government,  they will use state machineries like the police to deal with you and no one will save you, its this bad in our country Nigeria,  that's why every citizens are minding their business,  no one wants to talk against the government because of fear,  imagine how costly things are in Nigeria market,  yet no civil society has been able to protest against it, every one is quite,  no want to be Hero anymore. And that's why the government is free to steal and make sinister law that are not for our progress.

For this our country, I no sure say our fundamental human right dey exist again o, because if person dey abuse your right and u talked dem go fit lock u up or kill u self or fit no dey reason ur matter, now we no get mouth to talk say this one na my right so I go talk or do as I want. Even right to express ourselves no dey again, if our government do wetin we no like, we no fit express ourselves, even if we express self, they go still do wetin dey their mind without minding if we are okay with it or not, so what is the essence than just looking at them, mk them do their own, and also make we just live our lives and leave them alone, because corruption don plenty for this country and no body go stand for u, dem no go dey if things turn out wrong, dem no go hear say u dey right o

That is actually true.the rate at which this men behave whenever people fall into there hands is not really good. Expecially when. They see that you have something to offer which look surprisingly to them. Most at time innocent people fall into trouble for what they don't know. The example of what you are saying happens today when we where heading to a wedding ceremony today. The police detained our vehicle simply because our driver didn't look responsible. We begged him to release him for us to attend the wedding but they where sticked to what they decided on. After which they took some money from us and said it was fine of the law we violated after detaining us for over 1Hours. So what they are doing is affecting us.

Nigeria case no be small case oo… why majority of people can’t stand up to the because someone on fire arm have to be respect and been follow gentle so he don’t just kill and say it’s a criminal which the caught doing something and normal can be said to defend or to protect there bad act and character.we should try to avoid some problem and do some little coperation with them.but normally police aim are to protect life and property..but now there action have gone beyond,but trying to extort money from hustling youths even with the low employment in the country.

Do we have right in Nigeria? You only have right if you are rich and famous. This made me to remember a senerio that happened in my area where some bricklayers where beaten and arrested by police for no reason. Just because they claim to fight for their right, the police later arrested them that they are abusing their boss. You will only suffer under your right if you are poor or not famous in this country.

Don't ever come out to pledge for the truth because you might not like the repercussions you would recieve. Nigeria is not just like other countries, rather its getting worse as the day and years passes by. Defending our rights in Nigeria? A country that everyone have something to fight for but they choose to remain silence due to the corrupt actions of the police, the ones that's embedded with the rights to protects the citizens of this country are actually the ones that have been disturbing the peace of the people and this have become one of the tough challenges for everyone.

My brother,you know Nigeria is a lawless country where many things happen  in the case of standing to fight for our right you can never get it ,95%of Nigerians has enter the so called yahoo plus and this has been one of the problem this country is facing, people die here and their due to yahoo boys on the street now,the world has changed,so if someone ask you to unlock your cell phone let them check if you are one of those boys

Is just very simple give them your phone to clear your self ,in this country their are some dress you don't put on , because if you do ,you will be tag yahoo boy in the eyes of the military men

Their was a day I was going home from abia state to port Harcourt
Due to how I dressed almost all the check point they check me only me ,my bags my pocket my phone's,they check me all over ,I said okay maybe this is as a result of my dressing you see

So as I was coming back ,I just where shot and one local cloth so when I pass them they will not longer suspect me because I hate it ,it was so embarrassing checking only me
And the way they do it ,they do it asive is their right due to the recent happening,mined the way you dress,
Dress very nice with native attire,they can't suspect you,many hungry guys on the street has open the eyes of police ,they suspect everything and everyone now ,due to Yahoo boys,with this where will you start from why fighting for your right ,even when your government has fail you ,the best thing one can do is just to be a good man,when you meet them or them meet you,just be very plan ,to do what they ask you to do I think they can't beat or molece you

So you can't fight for your right,at all
Many things are happening bro ,this country is a lawless country where law can be broken anyhow even to those who enforce the law .
What can you do,just be your self ,since you are not a yahoo boy mined how you dress and how you talk you will be free from so call military men

One thing that our guys is doing now our days is not good at all, they are the ones telling police or army that dey are rough because you as a civilian you are  not suppose to put on army uniform for any reason, because (number 1 you are not an army man). Somethings when see a guy that is putting on army uniform I used to laugh because they didn't know what dey  are doing..

Most of this security agent do misused their power. They should be there to protect the citizens but instead they are the ones harrassing the citizens because of their selfishness and greediness. A police doesn't have any right to search ones phone unless in a serious cases were investigation are to be made on such person. I don't really blame them, i blame our government because we youth has tried to fight this several times but they didn't do anything about it. What causes the government to creat an avenue to report any security agent that try to harrass any citizen in such manner.

All this security officers just dey misused their power anyhow. Thank God say you sef has witnessed that yourself, sometimes if you see trending videos online where this securities are harassing the youths, you will even take some as a joke. I always wondering that if their job is to protect us or make them use their power against us? Like their own is getting out of hand, how can a youth with his own money cannot enjoy his life? But i still do blame our governments for all this because some of this security job not all are well paid, imagine dey said Police dey collect money pass army, sometimes they use to survive with the money they use to collect for the youths, if they only depend on their salary they cannot achieve anything in this life.

As the citizens we have the right to defend ourselves, but we need to very careful in this country, because you fit have right and they won't allow you to talk, son of nobody no fit defend himself for this country, except God dey with you. You see waiting dem dey call government fear them, let just avoid anything wey go land us in any trouble wey go involve governments.

Defending your right in this country is very difficult come to think of it do we even have right, the government does not recognize the fact that it's citizens has right, so how do you now protect what you don't have, lets follow-up here with caution, we have a government that has no conscience so if you are doing anything with them, you have to be very careful because individual life is not a serious thing to th me.
Nigeria is the major violators of human right in the whole world and the international community know about it, so making yourself available for violation to me is foolishness when you know what the system is made off.

No be lie the law wey we get for this country is not for the rich because the rich people can do whatever they think is the best for them but the law na for the poor masses. The drug wey Nigeria security they arrest the poor people for na the same drug wey if big man take nothing go happen and na the same security people wey go guild dem as them they take it. I still blame the politicians wey we get with everything wey dey happen.  Na dem make this country to be like this.

For this country, right no be wetin dem dey defend again except if you be someone wey fit take up your issues to the high places, that is if you dey alive to take it up if accidental discharge no happen on top your head.

We dey under police brutality just like insecurity too dey increase, so if you no dey dress well and you no get contacts to call, e better make you give yourself brain and not to fall for police hand just as dem molest the guy wey op dey talk about.  Police no get right to dey search person phone, of course wetin dem dey look for na means to see whether dem go see incriminating evidence for the phone so that dem go ask you for transfer instantly. God help Nigerian youth.

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Although It is very wrong for the police to start doing such thing to young Nigeria, but Sometimes I don't blame the police for there actions they take. Because the type of dressing this youth dress on the streets,  I would ask myself that which impact is the youth of our society creating to help the younger ones? I later realise that the youth of now doest Dress normal but dressing according to how others do. at the end of it, they land themselves into trouble. My advice to the youth Is that they should be more decent and well mannered both inward and outward sothat they should be seen for who they are and the image they potray  in the society.

Absolutely, safeguarding our rights is of the utmost importance in instances like this. People have the right to privacy, and it is extremely important to exercise that right when necessary. One method to defend this freedom is to speak out against unfair rules and regulations and push for changes. This could include writing messages to lawmakers, attending rallies, or taking other steps to make your voice heard. However, it is essential that we understand our rights and are capable of explaining why they are necessary. This can help us defend our rights more successfully while also encouraging others of their value.

These things are happening everywhere in the country. The annoying part is that you will see someone doing a job that is not their own. Imagine seeing a policeman entering the street looking for guys just to get money. I don't know when they allowed police to be entering the street searching for houses or anything that will make a person  dress decent. They will say you are in to another thing. If not, where will you get money to buy what you are using? The thing is surprising me seriously.

They believe getting money is only possible by engaging in fraud or some illegal activities, which is not true, so another thing that pains me is searching for someone in public or searching for guys cars on the road. That thing is paining me, but the government knows about it, but they refuse to warn them. I believe if these continue, youth will start having issues with them. I have seen a young guy beat a policeman because of these before, not even once because the thing was getting out of hand.

Am happy you are a citizen and have been witness to so many things unexplainable happening in the country.
I think what you mean or what we can call such an harassment from security operatives is 'Profiling'.
Many youths have lost their lives or are in the prison for being profiled as criminals due to the way they dress or for a semblance to someone being wanted for the wrong reason.
That's why it's good to dress well, have proper means of identification, don't speak out of turn when questioned by a security agent, don't argue when you are in a disadvantaged position and can't rely on immediate help from passers by.
The most important is to at least have a credible and legal means of earning, be it as a skilled person or white collar or blue collar worker.

Life for this country no balance o, e better make person live low key and enjoy him money than to chop slap from police by mistake because our yansh too scratch us to sit down for one place.

My dear Marve let me bring it to your notice that we are living in a failed state, why I say this is obviously because of what we as ordinary citizens experience everyday. The poor have no fundamental human rights unless a rich person decides to step in to his or her aid our leaders live above the law causing the law to be flexible depending on your status in such case there can be no rule of law our judicial system has become a market place of highest bidder wins the case.
You've just told us about your personal experience am sure 90% of us have also experienced such wickedness which means this has gradually become the norm in our society with nothing being done to stop it by those in power cause they're simply abusing it, this is one of the reasons people are running away from Nigeria all I can say is "which way Naija which way"....

let's just agree that military people are intimidating their fellow humans because they are part of the government, now let's talk about those that doesn't mind their business. Many people in Nigeria causes some kind of bad situation for them self, there is a post some op created months bad if I can remember either lately last year when a woman in a transport bus abused a police officer quietly, meanwhile the woman didn't know that the police man heard her and she was punished for her arrogant act.
If me mind our business when it comes to military, we will escape some situations that we shouldn't have been.
Not every time some one might be right, sometimes we thinks we are right but we are always wrong and that's what makes us humans because we do the wrong things and the right things.
We can defend our right but we have to do it the right way, even if we are on our right and raising alarm might makes us to create some bigger mistakes. You can be on your right and also fight for your rights when you have the money to push it whatever it takes, you cnt fight anyone when you do t have the strength. Presently in Nigeria, if you don't have money you can't stand on your right. Doubt me not, your money is your right you can use it to fight anyone even when you are wrong.

This thing de happen everyday for dis country, di harassment wey people de face for di hands of our military and law enforcements like police de very worrisome, especially di wey wey dem de treat our youths. Although dis intimidation na for di poor and middle class, dem no fit to try am for the high class, e come be like say Nigerian laws na for only di poor. I don witness plenty incidents wey I see police and military de maltreat people and onlookers no go fit talk anything, because if you interven for di matter, na either you go for di beating or dem go carry you go lock. Di truth of di matter be say if you no get money, you no get millitery person as friend, or you no sabi better lawyer, better make you no defend your right.

If only your Irresponsible, arrogant and indecent dressing are what attracts the military agencies of molesting you then change your dressing code for good to stay out of being molested.
If there's something to be corrected here in our country should be prioritized on how the government are frustrating the youths from their hustles even when them being the governments are unable to create jobs for the citizens and yet the youths tries as much as they can to engage themselves on some instruments of obtaining incomes and yet the government are shuffling their interests on how they would frustrate them from their sources.
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To me, these are areas that matters. So let who's being molested for a code of dressing be adjusted because that is not my problem.

You not blaming them, then who should face the blame? Let's be honest with ourselves, the problem may not be actually from the government but from this military men and their military school, I wonder if they go through intellectual training or they do just physical. They have been very incompetent on being knowledgeable with the way to follow up citizen whereas the government can be blamed as of keeping deaf ears to the harassment imposed on the citizens by this military men.

In this part of our society na so people dey young people who are rich and doing well. For me I no too blame the security people wey dey abuse youth because of thier look and and being rich because na this kind of mentality they grow up with but I blame the government and politicians that are exposed and travel other countries to see how people live there and how young people dey live in developed countries.  The government dey give the security to go ahead.

 Thank you for reminding OP of this. We would forget what has happened and how nothing has been done, regardless of the life that was lost that day. There is nothing we can do currently. We all know that the youth are the target. The government understands that if they weaken the youth, they can shorten the mouths of the elderly. Trying to repeat what has been done again, maybe this time 400 to 1000 lives may be lost, but it doesn't change anything. It is what it is.

In my opinion, if we are in a situation of police brutality or whatever force it may be,. Keep calm and try relating with them amicably to see if you can soften there hearts. If you have whatever they need, you can give it to them and go in peace. If you also feel you can fight for your rights, then do it. Just know that you will be prepared for any outcome.

OP, we should be careful in this country, the government don't care about the citizens of this country in as much as you want change just be careful, lets not allow ourselves to be a victim of circumstances to this government comes because if we do we will regret it forever.
I think what we should be doing at all time is to dress proper at all time is just that there is nothing you will do in this country that can keep you safe currently because it sound as if the government has declared war on the youths generally, the government are not ready to provide employment for the youths but they keep victimizing the youths for no know reason, in other countries no one has the right or search your personal gadgets unless on detailed information purposes but in this country it is the only way security personal extort money from the  younger generation, it is well with Nigerian youth.

The reoccurrence of this kind of act are too numerous to mention alot has been happening around our Conners
It has been a misplaced priority of our government and security agency, but the question is how are we going to go about this? The truth is that if we can't bit them we will join them if you don't have what it takes to fight then is just to abide by their role.

There have been major attempts over the past few years to tackle the issue of police brutality and human rights violations, but much more work still to be done. One significant responsibility is the Black Lives Matter movement, which emerged in response to police misconduct and discrimination on the part of black people in the United States. The movement has raised awareness about the issue and resulted in some changes, such as tighter supervision of police forces and revised training policies. However, it is evident that more must be done to guarantee that authorities treats everyone equally and respectfully, regardless of color, gender, or financial status.

You see this matter heavy in a society where ethnicity and relijion has eaten deep it would have been possible if our laws are working, because if you say your right I don't think you have any looking at past events, because what you called your right can be turn upsidedown in the judiciary , Right in this nation is who you know and what is in your pocket. Typical example Endsars protest is one of citizens right what is the end product many claiming the right losses their lives even the live is not recover, end product is double sorrow. This can only work where the laws are working every arms of government is doing their work well and togetherness among every tribe keeping outside religion.my advise to our youth I know life is good but in a country where you see people arms Hunt youth with change as animal we need adjust in the kid of dress, hairstyles and all suspicious element, because is more safer in preventions tham cure because many have lost there life for nothing just for jamboree in the hand of arms men, the saying you will be addressed according to the way you dressed is not far from the happening in our society.

There is something that has become a serious concern to me and I can't help but share it here. It's about how the military and security agencies treats most youth on the street just because they dress or look a certain way that appear rich. There had been several instances where an average youth had been molested and his privacy infringed upon just because of the way he dresses and sometimes because he is driving an expensive car. Should we now dress messy or board a public vehicle when we have the means of driving our own?

What informed this topic is the incident that I witnessed while returning from work this evening where a young guy was heavily slapped and embarrassed just because he dresses a certain way and when he was stopped and asked to unlock his phone he refused doing so and told them they where infringing om his privacy.

Is it even right for the police to forcefully attempt getting access into our mobile device? Isn't that an infringement on our privacy?