If you are a funaabite and you care about this school, you would please read this through.
The protest that escalated into a riot yesterday sent signals that we all should take note of. As much as I am happy that we finally stood up for something, I am afraid that it might be the last time such would happen because of the intimidation we are going to face. But we shouldn't be discouraged, it should rather spur us to stand up against injustice.
Some of us made daring sacrifices yesterday, it was reported that 34
students were arrested and one of us was shot at by the police which they
vehemently denied through their spokesperson on channelsTV report
yesterday, Taiwo isn't dead "and we are seriously praying for his
recovery" but he made a daring sacrifice for us all. He took a bullet
for us and we shouldn't let this heroic act just pass.
While all these
happened some of us cowardly sat in our hostels with our phone and
updated ourselves as it all went down. To the brave hearts that came out
"THANK YOU", to the creative minds that wrote and tweeted "THANK YOU"
Nobody, particularly none of us would have thought we could
muster enough courage to take to the streets. We have always been
regarded as Advanced Secondary School students, but something changed
yesterday.
Yesterday was the day I had imagined but never thought was
going to manifest. The Nigerian Police Force under whosoever's
authority might have succeeded in chasing us off the street by firing
bullets at us (which by the way, the Police were never supposed to come
to a protest or riot with guns talk less of firing at students) but
the STRUGGLE CONTINUES and every one, to the very last one of us should
be involved in this STRUGGLE,
Now that we are off the
streets let' s pick our PENS and write, let's pick our PHONES and tweet,
let our voices be heard. There is an advantage we have, we have the
number, over 15,000 students in this school. Question needs to be asked
The Police yesterday claimed on CHANNELS TV, they didn't shoot at
anybody. Then they should then explain what poor Taiwo is doing in UCH
where he is been treated for gunshot wound. They arrested 34 students
that are going to definitely be tortured like criminals because they
protested, should we allow these Sacrfices by these students just pass
by. Lets not forget that if this set of useless Policemen have done
their job, none of this would have happened, we probably won't be at
this point. They have succeeded in making us VICT IMS and made
themselves VILLIANS
Like I said earlier we are going to be
intimidated and if we are not careful they would break us to the point
where we won't be able to raise our heads anymore. Now more than ever we
need to stand in ONE VOICE. Mark my words the School is going to make
an attempt to expell those 34 students arrested by the police, but
TOGETHER we are going to refuse that, The school might attempt to
suspend the SUG and with ONE VOICE we are going to refuse that.
It is time to let them know we have a SAY in the affairs of the school. If the have always had their way controlling the SUG officials, they can't control all of us. And we all have a part to play in this, start by spreading the word. Make sure every Funaabite you are in contact with reads this. "ALUTA CONTINUA" and VICTORY is certain.
Concerned Funaabite.
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