Nigeria, June 15 -- Every nation eventually reaches a point where silence stops being prudence and becomes complicity. There are moments when patience can no longer disguise decay, when restraint begins to look like indifference, and when good people must decide whether comfort matters more than truth. Nations do not decline only because bad actors are bold. They also decline because decent citizens, respected leaders and responsible institutions choose silence when danger is plain.

Nigeria is approaching such a moment. Public trust is thinning. Insecurity has unsettled communities and weakened livelihoods. Suspicion around elections remains deep. Confidence in the judiciary is fragile. Institutions that ought to inspire faith often prov...