Yemi Obafemi
Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the rising wave of insecurity across Nigeria, saying the country has become one where abductions, killings, and violent attacks occur almost daily.
Obi, in a post on his X handle on Monday, was reacting to the abduction of 55 persons in Zamfara State, barely days after reports of a peace deal in neighbouring Katsina.
He described the situation as “a dangerous normalisation of tragedy,” stressing that behind every figure of the abducted or killed are families shattered, dreams cut short, and futures stolen.
“A nation cannot grow or prosper when its citizens live in perpetual fear. It is now as though the lives of Nigerians do not matter. What is the value of the life of one Nigerian when hundreds are kidnapped and killed daily without a national emergency on insecurity?” Obi asked.
“When a government remains silent in the face of constant bloodshed, it diminishes the dignity of every single citizen. The first duty of leadership is to protect life. Until we place the highest premium on the safety of every Nigerian, we cannot claim to be building a nation.
“We must urgently prioritise the protection of lives and property. Our people deserve a country where peace is not an option but the standard.
Nigerians will not accept insecurity as their fate, ” he said.
