Killing Of 100 Persons On A Weekend Shows Nigeria's In Full- Blown Emergency, Says Peter Obi
Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Peter Gregory Obi, has described as ‘frightening’ the recent killings of over 100 people in Borno, Edo, Sokoto and Katsina states.
Former governor of Anambra State and
presidential candidate of the Labour Party, LP, in the 2023 elections, Peter Gregory Obi, has described as ‘frightening’ the recent killings of over 100 people in Borno, Edo, Sokoto and Katsina states.
Obi spoke in a tweet on his official X handle on Sunday, lamenting that the incidents were “stark evidence that Nigeria is in the grip of a full-blown security emergency.”
According to him, with over 100 Nigerians killed within a week, the casualty figures rivaled those of countries that were officially at war.
His words, “Nigeria Bleeds, Needs a Declaration of War on Insecurity Now.
“’Bloody Weekend: over 100 Killed in Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, Edo.’ This grim headline captures the frightening reality reflected in our weekend papers.
“The killing of eight NSCDC officers, the abduction of a Chinese national in Edo, the kidnapping of passengers on the Benin–Iyere–Oluku road, and the slaughter of five soldiers and 58 civilians in Borno are not isolated tragedies. They are stark evidence that Nigeria is in the grip of a full-blown security emergency.
“Even foreign trips by government officials should be put on hold until the situation is brought under control. True leadership must be seen at home, personally coordinating the war against insecurity. Junketing around the world under the pretence of wooing investors, while the country bleeds, is to live in denial. Investors will not come into a war zone.
“No nation can prosper while its citizens live under siege. History shows that insecurity is the quickest path to national collapse — Somalia and Libya stand as painful warnings.
“My deepest condolences go to the families of our fallen heroes. Their courage reminds us that we still have men and women who are willing to risk everything for our safety. Their killers must be swiftly apprehended and brought to justice. Their sacrifices must never be forgotten.”
“We must act now, with urgency and courage, to prevent a total descent into anarchy and rebuild Nigeria into a safe, secure, and productive nation for all.
A new Nigeria is POssible. -PO”
He further urged the government to apprehend and bring to justice the killers of the victims.
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