Nollywood actress Lala Akindoju has spoken on the alarming rate of killings and kidnapping in Nigeria.
In a lengthy post on her Instagram page, she noted how kidnapping has become the order of the day, and people are now watching others being beheaded on live videos.
She questioned who is speaking for those who can’t sleep and are in anguish, and noted how the office of the Nigerian citizens is very weak. Lala said that if all Nigerians held our leaders accountable, perhaps they’d be forced to try or pretend to care.
She questioned why the PFN, CAN, NURTW, and other child protection agencies aren’t speaking out.
“I refuse to normalise the state of ki11ings & kidnapping in Nigeria
Women were r&ped in numbers at a festival, people called it tradition. Nothing has happened to the perpetrators.
Kidnapping is now the order of the day.
Life is taken away from people in their numbers. Children & babies are now being taken. We are now watching innocent people get beheaded on live videos, and we are all acting like everything is okay!!!
If that man were your father, husband, or brother, would you still carry on? If you have spent a week without your children, will you still stay silent and say, “It is well”?
All over the country, there are new reports like this daily. We have become jaded, and so far, it doesn’t “touch us”; we are okay. Who is speaking for the people who can’t sleep and are in anguish? Fellow Nigerians like us.
The office of the Nigerian citizen is very weak- all I see are campaigns for another term and primary elections, when one of the core responsibilities of any government is to provide security for its citizens. Or rehabilitation of perpetrators. Sigh!!!
If ALL NIGERIANS hold our leaders accountable, perhaps they will be forced to try or pretend to care.
PFN, CAN, NURTW, agencies in charge of child protection- WHERE IS YOUR VOICE?
No, this is not normal. I refuse to normalise this”.
