My people, gist don land for Ekpoma wey dey for Edo State o! Dem protest wey start as peaceful show of anger about insecurity don turn serious wahala. E be like say dem don collect all the goats wey dem fit find for market, na so e be! All dis palaver start when one young guy, wey dem name Osagie Abraham, collect bullet from military during the protest. Chai, Naija no dey finish!
Dem first block road on Saturday after dem hear say one youth don die for kidnappers hand. People gather dey show their mind, but e no take long before some angry youths start to dey chase Hausa traders wey dey sell livestock. Dem cut goats wey no know anything join matter. Na so panic scatter everywhere for Ekpoma! Na wetin we go call dis kin action? E be like say nobody dey think again!
Now, the police don come out to talk say dem don restore peace for the area. According to Eno Ikoedem, wey be Police Public Relations Officer, Commissioner of Police, Monday Agbonika, don arrange wetin dem call stakeholders’ meeting before dis wahala happen. If dem sabi say wahala dey come, why dem no fix am before e burst? E get as e be o!
As dem call for calm, dem also dey investigate todae matter wey lead to shooting of Osagie. Abeg, this na serious ‘Jungle Justice’ wey no suppose happen! Commissioner Agbonika talk say dem go catch everybody wey carry out violence, looting and all dis bad behavior. E no go sweet anybody if dem no take time, na so the youth dey vex!
For im words, he talk say citizens get right to protest, but e get how dem go do am wey no go turn to wahala. E sure sey dem go put plenty police for ground and also strategy patrol so that all this kidnapping level fit reduce.
Information Commissioner Kassim Afegbua don also talk say we suppose appeal for peace. Governor Monday Okpebholo don hustle go the area to tell people make dem calm down and no make violence be the answer to dey issue. Wetin dey happen? We dey vex, but we no fit kill our own brothers wey dey sell goats! Na wah, my country people!
So, what you sabi na? Police dey talk say the situation don balance now as plenty security don show face for Ekpoma. E no mean say wahala go end like this, we go dey watch the matter. Soon, dem go update us how dem go follow dis protest wahala na with serious eye. Make we dey together for this gist, my people, as we dey look for solution to this matter. Na so e be for Naija style!
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