The Ogun State Police Command confirmed the abduction of six real estate marketers by gunmen. While Nigerians reacted with concern, one comment derailed into insensitive humor: “Abeg dem fit come carry all the house agents for Asaba?”
The line mentions Asaba, home to many real estate marketers, but uses a serious crime to make a joke about targeting professionals. Posts like this lean into a recurring red flag—turning national trauma into punchlines. Law enforcement institutions like the Nigeria Police Force and citizens across Ogun State continue battling insecurity. Mocking or inviting harm on any group—whether transport operators, agents, or traders—does nothing to solve the issue.
Frustration is understandable, but safety isn’t a meme, and a profession isn’t a sacrifice request. A system may be failing, but wishing mass victimhood on workers in another city only recycles pain, it doesn’t reform it.
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