With insecurity rising and people feeling increasingly helpless, one user posted a dangerous take: “I personally think we need to hit the street and hit a reset button. Let the country burn.”
It’s the kind of comment born from exhaustion, but it crosses into something darker — a wish for total destruction. Saying “let the country burn” isn’t a metaphor; it’s a call for chaos, violence, and suffering for millions who are already struggling to survive.
People want change, yes. Nigerians deserve safety, stability, and accountable leadership. But burning everything down won’t magically produce a better nation. It only guarantees more loss, more bloodshed, and even deeper instability.
When hopelessness starts sounding like arson disguised as activism, that’s a sign we need solutions — not self-destruction.
— The Red Flags
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