Declare war on insecurity, Obi tells FG

Mr Peter Obi, the 2023 Labour Party statesmanlike candidate, has urged the Federal Government of Nigeria to state warfare connected insecurity, saying that nary federation tin prosper portion its citizens unrecorded nether siege.

Obi posted this connected his X grip connected Monday,  portion reacting to reports that much than 100 radical were killed successful convulsive attacks crossed Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and Edo states implicit the weekend.

According to the erstwhile politician of Anambra, the sidesplitting of 8 officials of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the abduction of a Chinese nationalist successful Edo, the kidnapping of passengers connected the Benin–Iyere–Oluku roadworthy calls for emergency.

“The slaughter of 5 soldiers and 58 civilians successful Borno are not isolated tragedies, these are stark grounds that Nigeria is successful the grip of a full-blown information emergency.

“My deepest condolences spell to the families of our fallen heroes, their courageousness reminds america that we inactive person men and women who are consenting to hazard everything for our safety.

“Their killers indispensable beryllium swiftly apprehended and brought to justice. Their sacrifices indispensable ne'er beryllium forgotten.

“When implicit 100 Nigerians are killed successful a azygous weekend, our casualty figures rival those of countries officially astatine war”, helium said.

He explained that it’s clip to state a nationalist warfare connected insecurity, to mobilise each resource, each agency, each state, and to suspend each distractions portion we statesman the process of reclaiming our federation from lawlessness.

“No federation tin prosper portion its unrecorded nether siege, past shows that insecurity is the quickest way to nationalist collapse, Somalia and Libya stands arsenic achy warnings.

“We indispensable enactment now, with urgency and courage, to forestall a full descent into anarchy and rebuild Nigeria into a safe, secure, and productive federation for all. (NAN)

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