By Qosim Suleiman
Day by day we are faced by Insecurity emanating from different parts of Nigeria. Also, we are faced with extrajudicial killings by the security agencies meant to protect the lives of innocent civilians.
One of them is the recent killing if a footballer, Kazeem Tiamiyu --a case that showed, vividly, the hypocrisy of the police.
Worse still, the other three died in the midst of protest to get justice for him.
This is not really a new phenomenon in Nigeria --as the Special Anti Robbery Squad of the police is known for its notoriety.
But this worrying spate of killings by those in the vanguard has raised questions by Nigerians in who the next victim will be. A day before his death, Tiamiyu never expected his death to be from a man who has sworn to protect Nigerians.
The Leadership of the National Assembly is not unaware of this, as the Speaker of the house of representative, Femi Gbajabiamila stated on Tuesday "Reports of police harassment of young people have become so rampant that they barely even break through the news cycle except when public anger becomes so great that it results in a breakdown of law and order,”.
Unfortunately, aside from this statement, the call for reforming the police and the disbandment of SARS Zonal Office by the Inspector General of Police, there has been no concrete efforts to stem future occurrence while seeking justice for the slain footballer.
A soul has been killed. A destiny ruined. A future shattered. And a career squashed.
Since SARS has the primary role of curbing " Armed Robbery" why not stick to their roles and desist from chasing the so-called fraudsters or "Yahoo boys" to avoid future occurrence.
Qosim can be reached on twitter @elqaxxee
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