A lawyer’s account of a boy jailed for 10 years without trial — arrested at 12, now 22 — is a painful reminder of the cracks in our justice system. But a comment like “Nigeria is a failed country. Is there a way to colonize this country again?” shifts the discussion from urgent reform to an unhealthy romanticizing of oppression. Colonization brought exploitation, not solutions, and calling for its return dismisses the nation’s dignity and progress. The focus should be on real fixes — judicial reform, prison decongestion, and accountability — not on extreme statements that promote despair over action.
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