News spread online about the recent coup in Guinea‑Bissau where the military took over, shutting all borders by land, air, and sea, leaving Nigeria’s former president Goodluck Ebele Jonathan and other foreign observers stranded.
Amid concern, one comment reacted recklessly: “Nigeria see your mate… Tinubu eyes dey blur, see una mate o.” The undertone? A dangerous nudge toward military power grab in Nigeria.
Calling for coups isn’t critique—it’s encouraging instability. Bodies like the Nigerian Armed Forces and the ECOWAS focus on security and democracy, not power mimicry. Pushing the idea that Nigeria should “copy” a coup legitimizes authoritarian takeovers, endangers civilian rule, and romanticizes force over governance reform.
Nigeria must demand accountability from leaders without cheering chaos. The red flag is loud: frustration should fuel civic pressure, not applause for soldiers to seize power. Democracy may be imperfect, but coups don’t fix countries—they pause them at gunpoint.
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