EndSARS protest: The double-edged movement

I am writing this to express, not to impress, but the pleasure will be mine if you feel impressed. By looking at the rate at which people are tensed and unreasonably joining this movement, this is more than enough to tell you that, “An idle mind is a devil workshop”. People are subjectively siding with whom […]

I am writing this to express, not to impress, but the pleasure will be mine if you feel impressed. By looking at the rate at which people are tensed and unreasonably joining this movement, this is more than enough to tell you that, “An idle mind is a devil workshop”.

People are subjectively siding with whom they were in support of, since before the commencement of the protest, thus are often taken away by emotion, for their love or solidarity for whom they consider to be theirs.

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I will not be just to the entire protesters if I label them whole as violent or having a suspicious motive for hyperbolising this whole issue and taking it to the next level of violence destabilising the peace and tranquility of the innocent inhabitants of the areas taken as the venues for the riot, the unit operates in their region, they are in a better position to speak up.

The plotters of this “#EndSARS Protest” might have started it purely with the intention of drawing the government attention to what has been a threat to their lives and wellbeing, which has been troubling them for quite a long time but it is now that they are having the chance to cry out.

But in other words, the structure and manner in which the protest is being done is  closer to creating more problems and doing more harm than good.

There’s no denial in the fact that this hyperbolic riot is causing serious discord within the societies with an underlying crisis. Plateau State is a typical example of this. The riot has holistically changed its dimensions to something else.

You also do not have to expect less than what is happening now, because, from the youth’s side they have no single voice whom they follow his orders. The protests are mostly incited by the influential personalities on and off the social media platforms.

However, the protests have now changed colour, which endangers more lives than before.

Like some of our clerics, we are also following their footsteps calling on the government to listen to the protesters for the second time and respond to their requests, for nobody will be interested in witnessing the unceasing attacks and insecurity situation that became the norm in the countries where such tiny movements transformed them into a graveyard.

If they detest the reconciliation process, we advise the government to follow all the ways possible and use the strategies at their disposal to bring an end to this protest for the peace and stability of the general populace.

Muhammad khalid Idris. ([email protected])