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To those of us old enough to remember June 12 '93 & aftermath, the tactics being deployed in Nigeria now are familiar. Querying eye witness accounts, muddying the waters of the narrative, briefing of global media, subtle & not so subtle ethnicity nudges, good cop,bad cop routine
This was exactly how we were turned from euphoria of Hope 93, all of us united at having held the freest & fairest elections in our history, with a resounding historic victory for an unheard of ticket of 2 Muslims (Abiola & Kingibe) to querying each other, suspicion & mistrust...
So we must respond similarly Do our own global lobbying as Tinubu & co did in exile in 93. Plan & sustain global media counter campaign & demos mobilise & use Nigerian media & grassroots. Never give up. It didn't ultimately work for IBB & Abacha when we didn't have tech of today
Plus our Gen Z warriors. So do not be despondent, ignore the distractions, it will get worse. If the playbook is the same, highprofile supporters of #EndSARS 
will change their tune and swap sides. The international community too will be fickle. Do not be moved but be resolute...
will change their tune and swap sides. The international community too will be fickle. Do not be moved but be resolute...
I'm bearing witness because I now realise that I assume wrongly that younger Nigerians are as intimate with our history as those of us who lived it are...and hopefully recognising patterns & seeing what's coming can help avoid them making the mistakes of earlier generations....
