Nigeria, Jan. 31 -- On the night of January 30, 2025, around 9 PM, something unusual caught my attention at my junction. An okada rider (commercial motorcyclist) was in a heated argument with his passenger. Curious, I slowed down to listen. The rider insisted that the passenger open his bag before he would continue the journey.

At that moment, it struck me-this was a direct consequence of what happened three weeks ago between Timileyin and the okada man, which ultimately led to Salome's case being exposed in Papalada, Karu Local Government, Nasarawa State. That .incident has made people, especially okada riders, more security-conscious. But why should security awareness stop with them?

We live in times where security threats like bandit...