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Sima Essien

Sima Essien

Sima Essien is a writer and student at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka.

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I was nearly lynched in Nigeria. Here’s how I survived

What makes my story rare is that I survived. Such is the nature of mob justice in Nigeria that few do.

Opinion by Sima EssienSima Essien

Published On 2 Feb 20232 Feb 2023

A protester walks past burning tyres while biting a lighter during a rally against fuel subsidy removal on Ikorodu road in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos January 3, 2012. Hundreds of demonstrators in Nigeria's commercial capital Lagos shut petrol stations, formed human barriers along motorways and hijacked buses on Tuesday in protest against the shock doubling of fuel prices after a government subsidy was removed. REUTERS/Akintunde Akinleye (NIGERIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS ENERGY)

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