A national flag in the hands
peaceful protesters is a lethal
weapon against oppression,
tyranny, brutality, corruption
and injustice.
Peaceful protesters should
expect rage, aggression and
intimidation from oppressive
agents. Freedom is not free.

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Colour defining
Casteism boiling
Positions provoking
People dying
Rights suppressing
News flashing
Emotions killing
Humanity suffering
Prayers exhausting
Faith shaking
And Us
We are just reading on an online tabloid, dear
Pain and Shame Overloaded!

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Where are the weepers?
Rachael! What doest thou, seated in the tent?
Why coverest thou thy feet in slumber?
Joseph is taken, his coat of colours returned,
In shreds, and blood-stain.

Weep I say, daughter of Laban, weep!
In Ramah let thy voice be heard,
In the places of concourse, let it be known
That thy son, whom thou bore with much pain
Is gone, and hast not returned.

Keep not silent Jacob,
For Benjamin treadeth also,
The same path that Joseph trod,
Yea, for the children's sake goes he,
That though some perish,
Others through the blood-bought grains might live
And in their journey to the land of promise,
May they never forget, that this path,
Rocky or flower-strewn, was once covered in blood
And our old bones be not forgotten in Egypt.

Weep, Nigeria weep,
To He that answers prayers, cry,
For thy children's sake, keep not silent
For the promise and hope of salvation, speak up,
May the labours of our heroes past,
(And present)
Never be in vain.

-Ireana

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Dear God,
With grief in my heart; I write this
The Government we voted for are clowns
They’ve betrayed us
We are being murdered in our own land
Our lives do not matter anymore
All we wanted was good governance
They gave us war
You are our only hope
Have mercy on our poor country
🇳🇬💔

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Green, White, Green

Green, White, Green!
Gradually turned to Red
And they told us not to be afraid
That they are fighting a just cause

Green, White, Green!
Colors that are supposed to be our pride
Has turned red and the people cried
"We are on it", they lied.

Green, White, Green!
Shots fired!
Bullets piercing through thick skin
We only fight for what's right
But they tell us, "we will never win"

Green, White, Green!
I hope the whole world have seen
Our government turned their back us
Just because we fought the right cause

Green, White, Green!
Has turned Red

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Tonight I will sleep crying
Knowing that Nigeria isn't even trying to have a future anymore.
Tonight I will sleep crying,
Weeping for the many Lives The FORCES TOOK for no just reason.
Tonight I will sleep crying,
For the families of the dead, the ones who shall bear the pains the most.
Tonight I will sleep crying,
Because I saw the greatest horror I have ever seen happen at Lekki, Ojo, Challenge and Nigeria at large.
Tonight, I will sleep crying,
For I know we have no leader, we have colonial rulers who have decided to butcher the youths.
Tonight, I will sleep wishing,
THAT EVERY SINGLE HUMAN INVOLVED IN THE DEATHS OF THE INNOCENT PROTESTERS and other VICTIMS lose every glimpse of joy in their lives.

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May Allah protect us all until the very good end
May we all have a honourable death as we shuffle off this mortal coil and finally rest peacefully in our graves...Amin

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My pen bleeds - yet, it can't speak!😭

#PrayForNigeria!🇳🇬

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Green, White, Green

Green, White, Green!
Gradually turned to Red
And they told us not to be afraid
That they are fighting a just cause

Green, White, Green!
Colors that are supposed to be our pride
Has turned red and the people cried
"We are on it", they lied.

Green, White, Green!
Shots fired!
Bullets piercing through thick skin
We only fight for what's right
But they tell us, "we will never win"

Green, White, Green!
I hope the whole world have seen
Our government turned their back us
Just because we fought the right cause

Green, White, Green!
Has turned Red

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