MILITARY BRUTALITY: MY EXPERIENCE
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My friends and I went to Jo's house this evening to power our devices. We haven't had light in a while and all my devices - torch, phone, power bank and laptop - were dead. We also used the opportunity to make jokes and talk extensively about the current Nigerian state and the growing autocracy. Towards 11pm, we pack up our devices and head back to our houses. It's a 5 - 7 minutes walk from our street to Jo's. Ekemini and Ejike live on my street, 2 or 3 houses from mine. Nonso's turn was early. He says his goodbye and continues his journey home. We get to the t-juction. I want to continue straight through my familiar route but the guys wanted us to go through the shortcut that leads to the front of my gate. We hadn't even made the decision on which route to take when we were ambushed by an army van. We were immediately surrounded by about 7 army officers who had jumped out of the van. Next thing, 'where are you going?' 'Sit down on the ground. I said...