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Key Points

• Nigerians say official claims clash with daily hardship and persistent violence.

• Residents blame corruption and politics for failing services and growing displacement.

• Public trust weakens as citizens demand safety, honesty, and visible governance.

Nigerians are getting more and more angry as they talk about how unsafe things are getting, how hard the economy is, and how they see a growing gap between what the government says and the daily experience of the people.

They claimed that lying and corruption haven’t brought safety, respect, or basic services.

‘Life has become cheap’

The problem seems to never end for Nze Peter Chika Odoemena. He said that repeated attacks on citizens, like the recent killings at public markets, show that violence is now normal.

He said fear is now a regular part of life in many places. At the first sign of trouble, schools close. Families leave their homes but are stuck within national borders, which increases the number of internally displaced people.

Odoemena asked why the number of people who have to leave their homes keeps going up when the government says they have enough people and tools to defeat terrorists.

“Life has become cheap,” he said, adding that officials’ assurances can’t replace the truth or rebuild trust as long as people are still burying their loved ones.

Politics over governance

Jonathan Chiedo Ikegwuruka thinks that politics have sunk the country and that government isn’t getting much attention. He said that people were relying too much on numbers that didn’t match up with real life.

People in Nigeria are told over and over that things have gotten better, but he said that farmers are still afraid to go to their fields, country roads have turned into death traps, and basic infrastructure keeps breaking down.

The electricity is still not stable. In many places, the public water supply has broken down, so people have to drill their own boreholes to stay alive.

Environmental and health concerns ignored

Ikegwuruka also worried about what would happen in the long run if borehole drilling wasn’t regulated.

He said that almost every home now provides its own water, and that this is often done without testing or control.

He asked the government if they had looked at the effects on the environment or the possible health risks, pointing out that people drink any water they can get their hands on, no matter how safe it is.

According to Ikegwuruka, the government has quietly pulled away from tasks that it used to say were its most important ones.

‘We were told beautiful stories’

Mrs. Stella Ogechi Omenka talked about a habit of making promises and then breaking them. She said that each new government has relied on fancy language and economic ideas while making things harder for people every day.

She accused both past and present leaders had lied to people by making promises that were never kept. According to her, corruption remains visible, while meaningful programmes for youths, widows, and vulnerable groups are either weak or nonexistent.

She added, “This is not how progress is made,” and she wondered if leaders really knew how much pain there are in many places.

Trust wearing thin

Nigeria is dealing with a number of problems at the same time. In some places of the country, armed violence is still going on.

Inflation is still making it hard for people to afford things. People still don’t trust state institutions very much.

Analysts say the reports show that trust has really broken down. When people don’t trust what the government says, it’s hard for even real changes to get support.

The Federal Government maintains that it is tackling inherited challenges through security operations, economic reforms, and social programmes. Officials argue that progress takes time.

That statement no longer makes sense to a lot of Nigerians. Residents say they want changes that can be seen. Better roads. Schools that stay open. Strong water and electricity. Good jobs that don’t make people feel desperate.

As the anger of the people grows, the question is whether leaders will react with responsibility and actionable steps, or they will keep making promises that don’t work.