WHEN POWER BECOMES POISON: NIGERIA’S DESCENT INTO AUTHORITARIAN ABUSE
WHEN POWER BECOMES POISON: NIGERIA’S DESCENT INTO AUTHORITARIAN ABUSE. A NATIONAL CONCERN By: Audoz Buzz Newsroom Date: May 18, 2025 ABUJA, NIGERIA – In a country where the constitution promises freedom, justice, and equality, the reality on the ground tells a different story. Today, Nigeria stands at a crossroads, caught in the grip of leaders who have traded responsibility for recklessness, and power for personal gain. Once elected to serve, many of Nigeria’s politicians now rule like emperors. They speak of democracy, yet govern with the iron hand of dictatorship. Criticism is no longer tolerated; opposition is no longer healthy—it is hunted. Power has become a drug, and those who taste it crave control, not service. Security agencies that were created to protect the people have become weapons in the hands of the powerful. The police, the DSS, the EFCC—once symbols of law and order—are now deployed to crush dissent, intimidate activists, and silence journalists. Protests are cr...