By Omoyele Sowore
Nigeria has a painful way of breaking the spirit of even its most hopeful citizens — turning optimists into skeptics, believers into unbelievers, and patriots into cynics. It is a country that eats its own, one where truth-tellers are punished and looters are celebrated.
I recently revisited an old video of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu speaking from London — a younger, more idealistic man outlining his dream of a Nigeria that could work: a nation built on justice, peace, and security. His words were filled with conviction and belief that unity could be forged through truth and equality.
That dream, like many others before it, was betrayed by the same corrupt establishment that has long held Nigeria hostage. The men and women who sit atop the country’s broken system have made it clear that they fear truth more than they fear violence. They fear justice more than they fear collapse.
What happened to Mazi Kanu is what happens to anyone who challenges Nigeria’s rot — from journalists and whistleblowers to young protesters. Speak against corruption, and they brand you an enemy. Demand justice, and they call you a terrorist.
As we look around today, the evidence of failure is undeniable. The same country that cannot protect its citizens has somehow perfected the art of silencing dissent. The same government that claims to fight terror has rewarded its friends and ignored its victims. The hypocrisy is staggering.
Nigeria does not lack talent, courage, or vision. What it lacks is integrity at the top. What it lacks is leadership that values people over profit and justice over power. Until that changes, the nation will continue to consume its brightest minds — and bury every voice that dares to dream of something better.
This is not just about one man or one movement. It’s about all of us — those who still believe that truth should not be a crime and that hope, however battered, is worth holding onto.
Nigeria has a painful way of breaking the spirit of even its most hopeful citizens, turning optimists into pessimists, believers into unbelievers, and patriots into cynics.
— Omoyele Sowore (@YeleSowore) October 29, 2025
This old video of Mazi Nnamdi Kanu in London captures that tragedy perfectly. In it, he speaks… pic.twitter.com/JsNPCTW585
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