In Niger State, a mysterious slogan appears overnight on billboards, school walls, and radio broadcasts: “Abolish Democracy.” No one knows who’s behind it but within days, protests erupt, properties were being burnt and the government declares a state of emergency. the commissioner of poilce Ekaite, head of the state’s internal security, is ordered to track down the people spreading the message. But when he arrests a group of student activists from Minna Polytechnic, he discovers they’re not the masterminds they’re just pawns. Someone far more powerful and silent is behind the scenes orchestrating the chaos.
Meanwhile, Aisha Abdullahi, an investigative journalist residing in Abuja but formally from Niger state, receives leaked documents hinting at a conspiracy between top politicians, retired generals, and foreign companies all seeking to dismantle Nigeria’s democracy from within and replace it with a regional system of Government, particularly because they felt the current system of Governance has failed. under military oversight. As the streets descend into violence and the truth begins to surface, Aisha and Ekaite find themselves on opposite sides of the same dangerous question:
Is democracy worth saving or has it already been quietly abolished?