Why every Nigerian crisis comes with a hashtag says more about behaviour than platforms. In today’s Nigeria, visibility equals legitimacy — and outrage moves at algorithm speed. But what happens after the trend fades?

Why Boko Haram videos go viral in Nigeria isn’t just a media question — it’s a psychological one. When insurgency becomes visual content, fear spreads faster than statistics, reshaping trust, mood, and national identity in ways most people don’t immediately see.