“Et Tu, Brute?” — Betrayal as a political and social currency in Nigeria, by Engr. Bello Gwarzo Abdullahi, FNSE “Et tu, Brute?”—the line made famous by William Shakespeare in his portrayal of Julius Caesar’s final moments—has echoed across centuries. The phrase is timeless because it captures a universal human experience: the pain of betrayal by someone once trusted. In Nigeria today, betrayal is often dismissed with a casual shrug as “just politics” or excused as part of “the Nigerian factor.” In doing so, we normalise what should trouble us. What ought to...