After reports surfaced of gunmen killing a farmer in a Plateau village attack, a user commented, “The killers will never be arrested and if arrested, he will soon be pardoned, released secretly, and rehabilitated.” While this may reflect frustration over the slow pace of justice in Nigeria, such a statement also promotes hopelessness and distrust in the justice system. It suggests that accountability is impossible, which can discourage victims from reporting crimes and citizens from believing in due process. Rather than fueling despair, conversations like this should push for transparency, police reform, and stronger prosecution of violent offenders. Justice should be demanded constructively, not written off as a lost cause.
