Weaponized poverty, systematic injustice and the extinction of humanity in Nigeria by Micaiah Kalu
Nigeria has a reputation for being the world poverty capital. Poverty in Nigeria is socially constructed, economically circumscribed and politically weaponized. In Nigeria, two diametrically opposed groups exist - the politicians and the people. While the politicians flaunt in ostentatious display of looted wealth, the poor masses wallow in poverty of multidimensional proportion. Deeply rooted in the Nigerian system are systemic corruption, entrenched injustice and structural violence. All these variables combined conduces to psychological brutalizations, economic deprivations, social exclusion and political marginalization. Over the years, genuine agitations for restructuring and institutional reforms have been responded with resistance and sometimes use…
