The tragedy is not just that the poor are fighting each other. It is that, in doing so, they are unwitting participants in a system that depends on exactly that outcome.
Role in British Empire finance
The City of London (the Square Mile) was the indispensable financial engine of the British Empire.
Exploring City of London Autonomy History
The City as operating “outside UK law,” with its own government, police, and mayor, acting as an offshore tax haven immune to Parliament, these claims are exaggerated
Edo State’s CCTV Mandate: When Government Decides Shop Owners Are the New Police Force by Lawson Akhigbe
Shops is now an extension of the state’s security infrastructure. Congratulations! You’ve been promoted from entrepreneur to unpaid auxiliary detective. Pay for the cameras, the electricity (when NEPA remembers you exist), the cloud storage or DVRs, the maintenance, and the inevitable technician who speaks only in riddles. All so the government can claim progress while the actual primary purpose of government remains… whatever it was doing before this.
Nigerian Budget Oversight Mechanisms: A Comprehensive Analysis
Nigerian Budget Oversight Mechanisms in default or compliance

