It truly breaks my heart that they're literally playing the tricks to the letter. People have been asking me how I know these things.

See, I moved to Abuja primarily for this reason - to understand the system. Since 2018, I've been chasing after a bill.

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They know that we don't know the system and they use that to their advantage. They know that we don't read the many pages of sections and clauses in draft bills because we're the social media generation. That's why we keep losing and think we're winning. #5for5 #SarsMustGo

It is my hope that many more young people see the NEED to understand policy making and how our legislative and criminal justice systems work. 2 years in and I still get thrown off balance ever so often by new revelations. #5for5 #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria #EndSARS

I have walked into rooms where I'm absolutely the youngest. Sometimes, the only woman. It is IMPERATIVE that if we want to sustain change, we MUST demand a seat at the table. #SarsMustGo #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria #5for5

We're too quick to befriend politicians. That's how you lose your power as an activist. How can you fight someone you've made your friend? Civility is okay. Diplomacy is fab. Situational intelligence is best. #5for5 #SarsMustGo #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria

Whatever happens, make justice the centre of our demands. That's the hardest thing for them to do - to charge their own people - SARS. Until they begin to charge, and justice is served, we haven't moved a needle yet. #5for5 #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria #ReformTheNigerianPolice

I hope we now see what we can do when we're a united voice - we can #EndSARS, #ReformTheNigerianPolice, #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeria and I dare say, fund our next president. Hell, we could un-sit the current president. We have that power! Always had.

As we stay angry and #SustainTheProtest, find ways to learn about policy advocacy. Read our laws. Keep tabs on bills that are on the floor of the National Assembly and make your voice heard at public hearings. It's possible to stop bills from passing. I did it, so can you. #5for5