SENIOR CITIZENS

Title: SENIOR CITIZENS 
Artist: Charleslouis Azuakor 
Medium: ink on emboss paper
Year: 2025

Nigeria is facing a severe food crisis, and in response, the government has called on its citizens to rise to the challenge by becoming active farmers. The people have answered—bravely taking out loans and securing grants to cultivate the land and feed the nation. But now, their hard work is under threat. Cattle herders are invading farmlands, and their cows are trampling and destroying the very crops meant to save us from hunger. Even worse, farmers are being killed on their own farmlands, and nothing is being done to stop it.

It’s heartbreaking. It’s infuriating. It’s as if cows matter more than human lives in this country. Maybe ranching isn’t a thing here. Maybe protecting farmers doesn’t matter. Maybe—just maybe—cows are more important than Nigerian citizens. Maybe cows are even senior citizens.

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