A report circulated that a court had remanded 52 Ekpoma students after they protested against kidnapping and rising insecurity. The case sparked widespread debate about government priorities, civil rights, and whether peaceful protest is being treated as a crime instead of being addressed as a warning sign of deeper problems.
One reaction to the news read: “Law is the most useless course to study in Nigeria.” The comment reflects frustration with how the legal system appears to be applied in situations like this, where citizens speaking out about safety are punished rather than protected. However, dismissing the entire legal profession misses the real issue — the way laws are enforced and interpreted, not the existence of law itself.
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