By now, Nigerians should understand that the country has entered one of its darkest moments in history. Almost all the high profile lawyers in Nigeria are angry and restless, and rightly so. Many of them were injured, beaten, and even abducted on the very day Omoyele Sowore was about to be granted bail and immediately attacked by security forces. That single event, witnessed by lawyers, citizens, and journalists alike, exposed the total collapse of law and order in our country. When the law itself becomes the victim of jungle justice, Nigerians must have it in mind that the biggest elephant is already preparing to scatter the entire foundation, and that elephant is the revolution.
Nothing seems to work in Nigeria anymore. The system has become completely rotten from top to bottom. Institutions that should protect the people have now become weapons of oppression in the hands of a dictator and his cronies. Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his government have turned Nigeria into a wild forest where jungle justice is the new constitution. Under his watch, peaceful protesters are brutalized, human rights activists are hunted, journalists are arrested, citizens are tortured, and even lawyers are beaten for standing near the truth. The very law that binds a nation together has been humiliated, and that humiliation has become a dangerous warning to every thinking Nigerian.
It is one thing for a common man to be a victim of state brutality, but it is a completely different thing when the law itself is being trampled underfoot. When lawyers, the defenders of justice, are beaten like criminals; when the police, who are supposed to uphold the law, become the private army of politicians; when the courts are desecrated by thugs in uniform, then what remains of democracy? The moment Sowore was attacked at the court premises, Nigeria crossed a dangerous line. That attack was not just on Sowore, it was an attack on the rule of law, on the judiciary, and on every citizen who still believes in fairness and justice.
Every society has a breaking point. You cannot continue to abuse justice, brutalize the innocent, silence the truth, and expect peace. The Nigerian state has turned against its own people. The law has lost its power, the police have lost their integrity, and the government has lost its legitimacy. What we are witnessing is the complete moral collapse of leadership. The government no longer governs through reason or law, it now governs through intimidation and fear. But fear cannot last forever.
When a system becomes so corrupt that it punishes the righteous and protects the wicked, then revolution becomes not only inevitable but necessary. The people have been patient for too long. Nigerians have endured poverty, hunger, unemployment, insecurity, and corruption. Yet, instead of giving them hope, the government is giving them more pain. Instead of building institutions that work, Tinubu and his allies are destroying the few that remain. Instead of listening to the cries of the people, they are using police and DSS officers to silence dissent. But history has never been kind to oppressors. The day always comes when the oppressed can no longer take it.
The truth is that Nigeria is no longer functioning as a country. The streets are filled with hopelessness. The universities are producing graduates with no future. Farmers cannot go to their farms because of bandits. Civil servants are being impoverished by inflation. The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the politicians are looting without shame. This is the Nigeria we live in, a country where the citizens are treated as enemies and the thieves in power are celebrated as heroes.
The arrest and brutalization of Sowore is not an isolated case. It is part of a long chain of oppression that has been growing stronger since independence. From the days of Abacha to Buhari, and now to Tinubu, the story remains the same — a government afraid of truth, afraid of the people, afraid of revolution. They keep using security forces to silence anyone who dares to speak out. But what they do not understand is that the revolution they fear cannot be stopped with guns. It is already growing in the hearts of the people.
The revolution that is coming is not just political; it is moral and spiritual. It is the awakening of a nation that has been deceived for too long. The anger of the lawyers who were beaten is not just about professional pride; it is about the recognition that the very soul of justice is being destroyed. The cries of journalists are not just about press freedom; it is about the right of every citizen to know the truth. The pain of peaceful protesters is not about disobedience; it is about the hunger for dignity. When all these forces unite, the foundation of oppression will crumble.
Tinubu’s government may continue to hide behind propaganda and force, but it cannot hide from reality. You cannot beat lawyers today and expect justice tomorrow. You cannot silence journalists today and expect truth tomorrow. You cannot brutalize protesters today and expect peace tomorrow. What goes around always comes around. Every regime that has mocked justice has ended in disgrace. This one will not be different.
When the law becomes the victim of jungle justice, the country becomes ungovernable. No court can function, no police can be respected, no leader can be trusted. What we are seeing today is the beginning of a political earthquake. The people are losing faith in the system, and when faith dies, rebellion is born. The biggest elephant, the revolution, is already awake, and it will scatter every foundation built on corruption and lies.
This is a call to conscience. Nigerians must not allow fear to silence them. The lawyers must rise to defend the law. The journalists must continue to speak truth to power. The students, the workers, the traders, the clergy, and every citizen must understand that Sowore’s pain is our collective pain. An injury to one is an injury to all. We cannot allow a few men in power to destroy the soul of this nation.
The Tinubu administration must be told the bitter truth: you cannot build peace on injustice. You cannot build unity on oppression. You cannot build legitimacy on blood. The day the law was beaten, the entire system lost its moral right to govern. But from that same broken system, a new Nigeria can rise, one built on courage, equality, and truth.
The law has been wounded, yes, but it will not die. Justice has been mocked, yes, but it will rise again. The people are watching, and when the time comes, they will speak with one voice. And that voice will not just demand change, it will command it.
When the law itself becomes the victim of jungle justice, know that the revolution is near.
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