A Plea for Justice

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Shackles on our feet, cuffs
on our wrists. Paraded as thieves
our crime: success, good gadget
mostly our fashion sense.

Ignorance of our rights isn't our plight
but guns pointed to our heads, we heard
Chika was shot dead yesterday
so we plead for mercy: Sir, please!

"Oga no vex, na 150k be all the money
I get." Don’t be fooled! If he accepts
and we are released, we yell hallelujah
and rain curses with the same breath.
Why? We could be corpses.

You still wonder why we protest
and won’t be hushed?
For Tolu, Jimoh and Eze,
For me and other youths.
Give us justice; End Sars, now!

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