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It’s funny how insecurity in Nigeria always feels like something that happens to “other people” until it happens to someone close to you.

We hear bad news every day. Kidnapping, robbery, missing people, gunshots. One horror story after another, and because it has become so regular, we’ve almost unconsciously learned how to scroll past it.

Not because we don’t care, but because if we let everything pain us, we won’t survive mentally.

But then it happened to my smallie.

A few days ago, her phone was stolen inside a keke, at gunpoint. Just like that. She left the house normally and came back shaken, and phoneless. It was one of those situations where it’s either “your life or your phone” and obviously, life comes first.

But what really shook me wasn’t the phone.

It was the reality that this thing is no longer “news.” It’s no longer far away. It’s no longer something that only happens to strangers on Twitter.

It is at our doorstep, and that’s the scary part. Because at this point, it’s not even about being wise or careful. Yes, be smart, be vigilant, avoid unnecessary risks, but sometimes it’s honestly just grace.
This life we’re living in this country is heavily dependent on God’s protection.

Dearest reader, so if you stepped out today and returned safely, if you still have your phone, your money, your body, your peace of mind… take a moment to thank God.

Because it could’ve been anyone.
And today, it wasn’t you.

May God help us, it such a sad everyday reality.


@favvy_Okwansđź–¤.

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