Shop Breaking: Graduate calls for Jungle Justice

Habeeb Olanrewaju Afolabi

Shop Breaking: Graduate calls for Jungle Justice

An immediate graduate of Mass Communication, Bayero University, Kano (BUK), Habeeb Olanrewaju Afolabi, has called for jungle justice for anyone caught breaking any shop in Oke-Oyi Community of Kwara State where he hails from.
The community is in recent times facing cases of shops breaking and no one has been caught, neither anyone to witness the scenario, according to him "...I call for jungle justice should anyone being caught irrespective of the frontier."

Afolabi made this known in a statement made available to www.themedia.com.ng in an article he tagged "Insecurity in Oke-Oyi: Where have we gone wrong?"

He writes...

It is yet another sad day for some people in my community. Barely a month now, there have been cases of force breaking of shops from one area to another. Sadly enough, no one has been caught, neither anyone to witness the scenario.

Many shops were broken earlier around Idisale-Ero, Garage Lanwa Rd. and Odebode Area, Ilorin East local government area of Kwara State. The incident at Odebode brought suspicion as it has never happened before.

There are traitors, there are godfathers and apparently, the menaces are part of the community.

THE LEADERS/REPRESENTATIVES
Who are they? Who are they representing? They are part of us. They represent none but themselves and their pockets. They are rogues (YES, 100%) and unconcerned.

THE PARENTS
Awon ipako oni'pako laari, enikan o'leri tie. Some are part of these 'self acclaimed' community leaders/representatives and others, they are subjects like us. They discover faults in others' children and conceal theirs. Knowing fully well that Lamidi/Sakira is no more sleeping at home. That you can only find Ramonu at Naira Bet shop and Sulia at club house.

THE HUNTERS
Kudos to these heroes. More power to their elbow and more bullets in their Sakabula (Local Riffle). These people know them. Yes, they do. But these people respect themselves, value their good names and advocate for PEACE to reign. Perhaps the hunter(s) is from A frontier and he caught a thief from B frontier, the story is ended there because if any action is taken, the story will change from the actual offence to issue of dichotomy between the two parties i.e. the hunter and the thief. You will hear something like "It is because he is from here" that you want to apprehend him?...etc.

CAUSES
The birth of Naira Bet, Sure Bet platforms caused this.
The birth of Club houses in our 'morally based' community caused this. And of course the lingering DISUNITY caused this.

Until, when the so called leaders/representatives embrace the truth and remember nothing last forever. When the sleeping parents become thoughtful and concerned. When our energetic and patriotic hunters build more courage, look beyond nepotism/favouritism and deal with any offender we shall get it right.

To this end, I call for jungle justice should anyone being caught irrespective of the frontier.

Habeeb Olanrewaju Afolabi is from Oke-Oyi, Ilorin East Kwara State, Nigeria.
He is an immediate graduate of Mass Communication, BUK.
He can be reached via 07065348428, 07011389773
Habeebafolabi25@gmail.com