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 crushed before they begin. Voices that question authority disappear from the media, or from the streets entirely.


Even more alarming is the quiet collapse of the judiciary. Once called the last hope of the common man, Nigerian courts are increasingly viewed as auction houses—where judgments are influenced not by law, but by loyalty, connections, or cash. Court orders are ignored by the same government that demands law and order. Cases involving powerful individuals drag on endlessly or are dismissed without explanation. For the average Nigerian, justice is no longer delayed—it is denied.


The Cost to the Nation


This abuse of power is not just a political issue—it is a national emergency.


Fear Replaces Freedom: Citizens live in fear of their own government. Speaking up could mean losing a job, a reputation, or even a life.


Trust in Institutions Dies: When the courts can’t protect the people, and the police serve the rich, what remains of the rule of law?


Insecurity Deepens: With security forces distracted by political errands, the real enemies—terrorists, kidnappers, and bandits—roam free.


The Best Minds Flee: Young, brilliant Nigerians are leaving the country in droves, seeking fairness abroad that they cannot find at home.


Democracy Weakens: What is a democracy without accountability? What is freedom if it comes with fear?



The Urgent Call


Nigeria is bleeding, not just from corruption and violence, but from the slow death of integrity. A nation cannot thrive when its leaders are drunk on power, its institutions crippled by fear, and its people silenced into submission.


The time for silence is over. If Nigeria must survive—not just as a country, but as a just society—then the abuse of power must be called out, confronted, and stopped. The hope of the common man must not be buried beneath the boots of oppression.


This is not just a story. It’s a warning.

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