Kwinyanga ephelileyo, uqhanqalazo olubambe iNigeria kangangeeveki lufikelele kwincopho enegazi. Nge-20 ka-Okthobha, imikhosi yezokhuseleko yavula umlilo kubaqhankqalazi abangaxhomanga kwisango lokurhafisa eLekki, ngaphandle kweLagos, eyathi, ngokutsho kweAmnesty International, yabulala abantu abayi-12. AmaNgqina achaze indlela iikhamera zeCCTV kunye nezibane ezazivalwa ngayo ngaphambi kokuba kuqale ukudubula, ngokucacileyo ngelinge lokukhusela ababulali.
Ngentsasa elandelayo, i-cyber-thugs yathunyelwa ukudala isiphithiphithi. Abantu bachitha imini bebhidekile, befunda amabali atyaliweyo. Njengabaninzi baseNigeria, ndandibukele iziganeko ezenzeka kwimidiya yoluntu. Ndithe ndakubona ivideo katata womnye wamaxhoba ezila, ndasuka ndalila. Njengemvumi, ndichithe ixesha elininzi lobomi bam ndikhenketha nakwistudiyo sokurekhoda. Noko ke, kwezi veki zimbalwa zidlulileyo, ndiwavule amehlo.
Okuvuyisayo kukuba, izigidi zolunye ulutsha zivakalelwa ngendlela efanayo. Unobangela unokuba ngubhubhane - abantu bavalelwe ixesha elide kangangokuba umsindo wabo uphelile. Ukususela ekuqaleni kuka-Oktobha, abantu baseNigeria - ubukhulu becala kwi-20 kunye ne-30 - baye bathatha izitrato ukuze bavakalise umsindo wabo ngenxa yenkohlakalo yamapolisa, ubuqhophololo kunye nokungabi namandla kwabaphathi abalawulayo. Uqhanqalazo luqale lwabangelwa ngumsindo kwiQela eliKhethekileyo lokuLwa nokuQhuba, elaziwa njengeSARS. Eli lisebe lamapolisa elidume kakubi ngembali yalo yokuxhatshazwa kwamalungelo oluntu: ukuxhwilwa, ukuxhwilwa, ukuxhaphaza nokubulala.
Phantse wonke umntu waseNigeria unebali malunga nokuxhatshazwa kwe-SARS, kuquka nam. Ngenyanga yeSilimela kulo nyaka, umhlobo wam wabanjwa emva kokwaphula ixesha lokuya kuthengela umfazi wakhe owayegula. Emva kokuba endibizele uncedo, ndaya kumbona ehamba nelinye ipolisa elingumhlobo wam, ndinethemba lokuba umsebenzi wakhe nodumo lwam lwalunokundikhusela.
Ukufika kwethu kwindawo yexhwayelo, amagosa akwaSARS ayemise kufutshane neemoto ezingama-30 kwaye ahlutha iifowuni zomntu wonke ukuze angakwazi ukufowunela uncedo. Sabona indlela amagosa atyala ngayo iziyobisi kwenye yeemoto, aze enze wonke umntu afole kwi-ATM ekufutshane ukuze akhuphe nantoni na phakathi kwe-3 kunye ne-$ 50 yemali yokunyoba.
I-SARS ikwadume kakubi ngokujolisa abantu abatsha ngeyona nto ikrokrela ukubandakanyeka kumaqela emigulukudu. Ndinabahlobo kwishishini lomculo ababanjelwe nto ngaphandle kweetattoos zabo okanye iidreadlocks zabo. Ngokuqhelekileyo kuthatha iintsuku ezimbini okanye ezintathu entolongweni kunye nesinyobo esibekwe kakuhle, ngaphambi kokuba bakhululwe. Ayimangalisi into yokuba #EndSARS ihambe phambili kuTwitter iiveki.
Noko ke, uloyiko olusasazwa ngabezokhuselo luyincam nje yentaba yomkhenkce. Ulutsha luqhankqalazela inkqubo ekumashumi eminyaka eye yakhusela yaza yatyebisa abo balawulayo. Unyulo luye lwaba yinto exhaphakileyo yokuthengwa kwevoti kunye nemvakalelo yokungakhathali kunye nokungabi nathemba kuye kwachaza abantu abaninzi baseNigeria - kude kube ngoku.
Ukusabela kwabasemagunyeni kuye kwaba buburhalarhume. Amapolisa asebenzise ukubetha, irhasi yeenyembezi kwaye - njengoko enzile eLekki - iimbumbulu zokuphelisa uqhanqalazo, okubangele ukubhubha kwabantu abaninzi.
Ngomhla we-11 kweyeDwarha, urhulumente wathembisa ukuba uza kuyichitha i-SARS, kodwa sikhe seva izithembiso ezifanayo ngaphambili. Enyanisweni, kukho onke amathuba okuba imeko inyuke. Kwintetho yakhe kwisizwe, uMongameli Muhammadu Buhari wala ukuvuma nokubulawa kwabantu eLekki. Ukwabize ukuzimisela kukarhulumente ekuqaleni ukumamela abaqhankqalazi “njengophawu lobuthathaka”, kwaye wakhupha izoyikiso ezifihlakeleyo zobundlobongela obungaphaya.
Kuthi thina baqhankqalazi kuyacaca ukuba silwa norhulumente ozimisele ukunibulala akugqiba anisole ngokufa kwenu. Abasemagunyeni bajonge ukudala isiphithiphithi njengesizathu sokuqinisa ukulwa kwabo. Omnye wezopolitiko ude wazama ukuphelisa intiyo yobuhlanga-ecebisa ukuba uqhanqalazo luMzantsi uzama ukucwangcisa ubhukuqo-mbuso.
Lo ngumzuzu obalulekileyo kwimbali yaseNigeria. Kubantu abaninzi abancinci, uMongameli uBuhari umela isizukulwana esidala kunye nesonakeleyo sezopolitiko esincinci esishiyele ukunika ilizwe. Eli lixesha apho izizukulwana zangaphambili zabantu baseNigeria zazisesichengeni sotshintsho, kodwa bagqiba kwelokuba bahlale phantsi, besoyikela ukuhlaselwa ngogonyamelo, okanye bangonelanga. Ndiyayiqonda, kodwa sikulungele ukutyhala. Ngexesha elithile, kufuneka kubekho isizukulwana esithatha ukuma. Isizukulwana esithi: “Asizi kuyeka nokuba ningasibulala.”
Okwangoku, amabango abaqhankqalazi agxile kubulungisa ngempatho-gadalala yamapolisa kunye nokongamela okuzimeleyo komkhosi wamapolisa, kodwa nokonyuswa kwemivuzo yamapolisa ukunceda ukulwa urhwaphilizo. Ngexesha elide, unyulo lukamongameli ngo-2023 lubonwa njengethuba lotshintsho lokwenyani.
Umceli mngeni wethu kukuhambisa umfutho weeveki ezimbalwa ezidlulileyo kwintshukumo ehlala ihleli yezopolitiko. Oku akuyi kuba lula, kuba iNigeria yahlulelene ngokunzulu ngokwemimandla, iklasi kunye nemigca yenkolo. Kodwa ndiqinisekile ukuba, ekugqibeleni, siya kuphumelela. Baninzi kakhulu abantu abadiniweyo ngamacandelwana odidi oludala olulawulayo oluye lwenziwa kwaye bazimisele ukudlula kubo. Abo baphulukene nobomi babo eLekki, kunye nabo bonke abanye abaye bahamba ezitalatweni, abafanelwanga nto.
Umthombo: aljazeera.com
