Wetin go carry small pikin enter wahala for Naija?
Di image resemble courtroom full of legal papers, wey dey illustrate di wahala wey small pikin face for di protest.
Wetin go carry small pikin enter wahala for Naija? Hmmmm. Na wetin many Nigerians dey ask as di news spread say President Bola Tinubu don finally order make dem free all di small-small pikin wey dem hold after dem follow protest for #EndBadGovernance mata. Di protests wey happen across di country see young boys and girls enter street to talk dia mind. But as security people show face, kata kata start. Na so di pikin dem find demself for big wahala!
For dis news in Nigerian Pidgin, we go break di whole tori.
Wahala wey dem no expect na hin land for 29 small pikin dem head as dem carry di matter reach court. According to wetin lawyer dem yarn, dem small-small pikin no suppose face dis kain strong accusation for government mata. Dem no only arrest di minors, dem also give dem serious allegation wey fit carry death sentence if dem no careful.
Informate minister, Mohammed Idris, yarn say oga Presido Tinubu order di release of di pikin dem sharp-sharp. Oga Tinubu talk say make dem check di matter well-well, especially di security wey put hand for di arrest. E even tell dem make dem look into how di Ministry of Humanitarian Affairs fit help rehabilitate di small-small pikin dem wey don chop plenty stress for detention.
But wait o, na 76 pipo dem arrest since di early August wahala, and dem arrange di pikin dem for court as if say na big criminal dem be. People wey see dem talk say dem don lean, some even look sick as dem stand for court. Dis one don make human rights people like Amnesty International shout say wetin di government do no follow law at all. Dem yarn say di government just dey use strong hand to shut people mouth wey wan talk against wetin dey happen for di country.
Abubakar, one of di lawyer dem, waka go court to challenge di mata, say e no make sense make small pikin dey answer case wey go carry treason on top. Di lawyer talk say make government free di pikin dem, say di thing wey dem dey do na pure violation of dia human rights.
As dis palava dey hot, National Human Rights Commission come join mouth, say di whole thing be like government dey use style punish citizens wey no like wetin dem dey see. Some people wey talk dey say dem government sabi use state institution well-well to stop person wey wan talk him mind.
Di beginning of dis wahala start when fuel subsidy commot, food price waka go high, and living cost sef dey chop person pocket. Dis one cause wahala wey dem call “Ten Days of Rage,” where people just decide say dem no fit close mouth again, come enter street to para. But as police and security people show face, dem cut di whole protest short, like say person dey plug light.
Police oga wey him name be Olumuyiwa Adejobi, talk say di protesters na real criminal, say e no matter if pikin join, dem go still face court. Di police oga talk say anybody wey don reach 7 years, e don big reach to carry case go court, but say dem go follow small pikin case differently.
Meanwhile, as e dey hot, people dey yarn say di whole arrest na government own way to tell Nigerians say make dem no too shake body. Abubakar yarn again say e don reach time wey di government go stop dey put hand for people body wey just wan talk di truth, make dem dey express di kind life wey dem wan for demself. Di wahala no be small as dis court mata, especially for small pikin, dey cause big talk everywhere.
E never even too long, Oga Tinubu come vex for di mata. E direct say make dem release all di minors, no matter di legal action wey dey front. Some ministers sef wey dey close to Tinubu dey say e no stop there, e order make humanitarian ministry check di pikin well-well, even make sure dem reunite with dia family no matter where dem dey for Naija.
For some people eye, dis Tinubu order na correct move, as e don give small pikin hope say dem fit go house go rest. Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of APC, Timi Frank, praise Tinubu for him action. E talk say dis kind action show say Tinubu hear di cry of di country people and e dey look how di world dey view Nigeria. Frank still use di opportunity tell Tinubu make e look into security and intelligence people work matter well.
According to Frank, no be only to release di minors, but government need to set correct example. E even suggest make dem compensate di children, whether na through money, scholarship, or counselling. As di pikin don face plenty stress for dia young age, e talk say dis kind support go help dem heal from di katakata wey dem don face.
Dis tori carry plenty moral lesson for all Nigerians as dem dey talk say di way government dey handle di #EndBadGovernance protest matter dey add pepper for many people eye. Di real tori be say, di palava wey small pikin go through no suppose happen, but na because dem carry dem enter court like dem commit big crime na him make di wahala reach di level wey make Tinubu order make dem release the pikin kia kia.
Many dey hope say di government don learn from dis matter and dem no go try am again for di future. Di whole tori dey show say Naija need better way to handle pipo matter, especially di young ones wey no even get power to defend demself.
As di court don clear di minors of all di charges, Nigerians dey watch to see wetin go happen next. Dem hope say di government go face di real mata wey dey affect common man life like better economy, instead of dey press citizens wey wan just speak dem mind.
