The casualties are not only those who got registered but were denied pvc
They include those who loathed the poll and those the card readers defiled for living a double life.
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The casualties are not only those who buried their head in shame mourning Gej’s defeat
They include those whose lives were cut short celebrating baba’s triumph
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The casualties are not only those whose political careers have gathered dust
Though they await persecution by our new prosecutors
The casualties are not only the bukolas who dare the tinubus
nor only the orubebes who charged the Attahirus of being tribalistic
Though they wrestle with countless resurrected sins in selected tribunals.
The casualties are not only the economic crime hunters now hunted by their trespasses
Nor only the lying m’ahmed who started the fire of propaganda the fanikayode cannot put out.
Thousands now burn that have no say in the matter.
The casualties are not only those paid to weep for arranged abducted girls.
They include the obiagelis now abandoned with shattered hopes
The casualties are not only those who escaped to overseas
And are now wrestling with cancers in foreign lands
The casualties are many, and a good member as well
Outside the scenes of ravage and wreck created by boko haram
Those who poured libations in covens to make the ministerial list
Though now faced with austere and embarrassing pay package
The rufai now ruffled and tired in office they coveted for.
The casualties are not only the valiant soldiers secretly buried in unknown graveyards
Nor only the Alams and the Audus haunted down unsuspecting with inconclusive ambitions
They include millions paying the price of death by installment
Those Caught in the clash of counter claims and charges
Those sleeping in black gold stations now sold only in black market
They include the vulnerable unemployed waiting for 5000 mirage
Those whose existence depended on small generators now banned for fouling the air.
The Casualties include those saving into a leaking treasury single account
All casualties of change
All characters now other than before the change began
Countless millions daily make the list of the categories of Nigeria set of casualties
The only few spared are those washed by the blood of the lamb!
Written by Barr Ezekiel Vem Ofou
Abuja, Nigeria
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