A heartbreaking post surfaced about a woman who was murdered, her body gruesomely dismembered by ritualists. Instead of empathy, one user dropped an insensitive comment: “The best award for ritualists will always be awarded to Nigeria. AHH I fear for you walai.”
Turning a tragedy into a joke or national mockery is cruel. A woman lost her life in the most horrific way — this demands compassion, not comedy. Comments like this trivialize her suffering, mock her family’s pain, and normalize violence as entertainment.
Yes, Nigeria has deep security challenges, but using someone’s murder to score online points is inhumane. We can condemn the system without stripping victims of dignity.
Grief deserves respect.
— The Red Flags
