Aunty Bella: Mrs Should I Call the Police?

Aunty Bella is our agony aunt column on BellaNaija. We launched this column in the early days of BN and periodically feature issues sent in by BN readers. We hope the BN family can offer insightful advice as well.

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This comment was posted underneath an article today, and has only been amended to correct grammar:

So we (my hubby and I) live on the 3rd floor of our apartment building. Needless, to say we live in a very good neighborhood and not to diss any race but there are not many people of color in the area as whole and not in the apartment complex.

A “couple” of African-American descent moved in recently with a daughter this girl should be 14 years old at most. They live on the ground floor.

I was walking downstairs on my way to work when I heard people arguing, my Naija self slowed down. I am not about to get shot but I heard a man say, “So you gonna pull a knife on me?” you know I slowed down some more. Well, pretty much this little girl had pulled a knife on the guy because he was hitting her mum and to defend her mum she pulled a knife on the guy. Now I don’t know if this guy is her father but he told her cursing her out with the F-word over and over again to have pulled her knife on her mother that he hit the woman for a reason. This guy walks off, I think he is leaving but I leave enough space between this guy and me.

I walk to my car but I see this guy coming back going towards the house (you know he is not going back there for laughs and giggles). I am trying to report this anonymously but what gets me is my husband’s reaction. He believes I am taking it too seriously by reporting “something that is not by business”.

I don’t care that it is not my business it is obvious that this is not the first time this is happening and I don’t want to wait till someone gets killed before doing something. I know our Naija mentality just wants to sit back and do nothing but I can’t. Many people die because neighbors have refused to do anything.

– D

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