The recent Nigerian riot epitomizes the tragic futility of un-channeled outrage. While grievances against systemic inequities are justifiable, the destructive upheaval that ensued achieved naught but societal fragmentation and economic regression. In the absence of strategic organization or clear objectives, such expressions of discontent merely dissipate into chaos, undermining the very cause they seek to advance. This tumultuous episode, rather than galvanizing constructive change, exacerbated the plight of the marginalized, rendering the riot a hollow and counterproductive endeavour.