1750: Abiodun Sanusi on Freethought and Human Rights in Nigeria
Author(s): Scott Douglas Jacobsen
Publication (Outlet/Website): Medium (Personal)
Publication Date (yyyy/mm/dd): 2026/09/25
“Yes, I became a freethinker through rigorous vigorous reading and thinking.”
“Like I said earlier, I became an atheist through thinking, reading, debating, and doing a lot of research.”
“I only made my transition known to friends and family through logical explanations and scientific and philosophical methods, which I always implore during conversations and debates and in my everyday activities by rejecting dogmas both local and foreign and by asking for proofs for everything including the Bible and Quran and even African religious creeds.”
“I wanted to become an astronaut and visit space to know if all NASA says about space and the universe was true.”
“I wanted to be the first African or black to visit space (I still look up to that though).”
“I want to develop my environment through environmental science as I look forward to venturing into mainstream politics after school.”
“The first time I stood individually against oppression was during my final year in high school when I stood up to a teacher who was a notorious bully and I came out victorious although with a little price of cutting the grass.”
“Now in the university, I have always stood against oppression since my first year and I sometimes pay for it with my grades (score reductions).”
“The international community can help atheists and the atheist community in Nigeria by helping to sponsor human rights and atheistic campaigns and providing legal backings for freedom of thoughts, sex, gender, and every other thing, which should be personal and doesn’t affect anyone in any sane manner.”
“I would be very glad if the international community could help promote atheism and human right through media campaigns like billboards and television programmes and radio programmes. I will voluntarily gladly volunteer to host television programmes in favor of atheism and human rights including gay rights.”
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