Peter Obi yesterday blamed “failure of leadership and responsibility” for the bloodshed in parts of the country through rising terror attacks. Taking to his X, he accused President Bola Tinubu of failing in his primary responsibility to protect life and property.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) chief is concerned that, despite Tinubu’s assurances that there will be no recurrence of targeted killings, the security situation in Nigeria has deteriorated. The candidate of the Labour Party (LP) in the 2023 presidential election said:
“Less than 24 hours after President Tinubu stood at the Jos Plateau State airport on April 2, 2026, and promised the grieving Nigerian citizens, ‘I promise you that this experience will not repeat itself,’ another brutal attack occurred in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South LGA, resulting in the deaths of several innocent citizens.
“Since then, and only a day following that reassuring promise from the president, Nasarawa State has been plunged into grief as the Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities fled for their lives after gunmen killed at least 11 people.
“Many homes were reduced to ashes, and numerous families remain missing.” Obi also pointed to mass abductions in Zamfara State and attacks in Borno State, including an incident in Chibok. He said: “In Zamfara State, 150 innocent Nigerians were abducted from the Kurfa Danya and Kurfan Magaji communities in one of the largest mass kidnappings in recent times. “On the same day of the Zamfara kidnappings, terrorists in Borno State stormed Chibok, killing four officers and burning down homes.”
The former Anambra State governor added: “Yesterday, on Easter Sunday, Benue State was rocked by violence again, with over 17 Nigerians massacred, entire communities left in ruins, and many individuals still unaccounted for. “Today, in Kaduna State, several innocent citizens were killed by terrorists inside churches, with many others abducted in the Ariko community of Kachia LGA.
“Yet we were told, ‘This experience will not repeat itself.’ This represents a failure of leadership and responsibility, and sadly, Nigerians are paying for it with their lives.” He said the situation in Nigeria must be urgently addressed, saying: “This is a national emergency. Nigeria is bleeding, and the situation is worsening and increasingly helpless.”
