Growing up in the early 90's in southern
Nigeria was tough.
I grew up hearing the fear in the voice of
my parents and older siblings as they spoke about the then military dictator -
Gen Sanni Abacha and his acts of blatant human rights violation, extra judicial
killings, abduction and assassination of anyone who stood in his way; everyone
spoke - whispered terrible things of the military regime, but no one was really
heard. Why? There were only what I would call old media platforms; TV, Radio,
Newspaper and most of these outfits reported what they have been instructed to
report, the saying "he who pays the piper dictates the tune" was true
in their case. Nigeria maintained a 'good' image in the larger civil society
and the international community while
her citizens suffered on, uncertain about the very next minute.
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