My people, no be small wahala wey don happen for Mexico as gunmen don catch and kill one journalist wey dey try to shine light for dark matter. E happen for Poza Rica, one hustle spot for Veracruz state on Thursday. Na im name be Carlos Castro, and he dey report crime for local news outfit wey dem dey call Codigo Norte Veracruz.
As e go so, some bad guys waka enter the restaurant wey Castro dey chop, before you know wetin dey happen, dem don open fire on am like say dem dey play movie. Na so this journalist, wey suppose dey tell story for people, come meet his end for that place. Wetin we go talk now? E no sweet at all!
Dem no fit catch anybody wey do am yet, and na why the State Commission for the Attention and Protection of Journalists don dey shout say make dem find out wetin really happen. Dem dey urge say make the matter no just end like that, make dem bring the shooters come book for dem bad act.
For Mexico, life no too easy for journalists, as dem dey face serious wahala any how—since 1994, over 150 journalists don waka go meet their maker. Dem no fit rest, na crime wey dey take over everywhere, especially for states wey dey close to Gulf of Mexico. Na organized crime wey dey fight too much for who go control the drug routes, e no go beta for the people.
Na so we dey see the rising violence wey dey affect all the good work wey journalists dey try do. As dem dey risk their life to give us news, e go good make we all shine our eye, and the government go serious about protecting them, because without them, the truth go dey go hide like say na secret matter.
Abeg, make we respect the life of Carlos and all the brave journalists wey dey for front line, fighting to bring us the real gist wey dey happen all around. Naija people, make we talk am. Wetin we go do to ensure say dem no go silence our voice again?
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