A lawyer’s account of a boy imprisoned for 10 years without trial — jailed at 12, now 22 — is a shocking indictment of our justice system. But a user’s comment, “Nigeria is really a failed state,” shifts the focus from solving the problem to declaring defeat. While frustration is valid, such sweeping labels can breed hopelessness and overshadow the work of those fighting for change. The energy should be directed toward reforms — speedy trials, prison decongestion, and accountability — so that cases like this never happen again. Change requires action, not just resignation to despair.
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