“Nigerians are living in fear of steady insecurity”, Peter Obi said.
The former Governor of Anambra State lamented, “we are tired”, and asked, “when will it end?”
The member of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Coalition asked the question following “headlines” about killings in various parts of the country.
“More bloodshed” in Nigeria as “15 people killed in Sokoto, 6 killed in Kwara”; in Niger State, more than “600” Nigerian citizens are still not yet found following the flooding that happened in the North Central State.
In Anambra State, “10” people were killed recently, and prior to that, “37 people were killed in Yobe”, the 2023 Presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) said.
Obi said, we need to prioritize the security of life in Nigeria, and that can only be achieved through “action” not “words or empty condolences”.
Obi lamented on X: “Who is going to listen to the cries of families whose beloved members are being killed, maimed, wounded, and internally displaced in a country not at war?
“Regrettably, we have now normalised the fact that our nation bleeds with everyday bloodshed.
“Again, the headlines today screamed of more bloodshed, with 15 people killed in Sokoto, 6 killed in Kwara, and over 600 Nigerian citizens from Niger state still missing since the flooding are now been presumed dead. How much more can we take?
“Yesterday it was 10 in Anambra, and before then 37 people were killed in Yobe. Who will listen to our pain? Who will hear the silent cries of a nation waking up every morning to news of bloodshed, sorrow, and loss with families scattered in IDP camps?
“We are living through a nightmare. We no longer have the strength to cry. We just wake up and ask, “How many people have been killed today”. Another village. Another family. Another mass grave.
“We are tired.
We are broken.
Nigerians are living in fear of steady insecurity.
When will it end?
“We cannot survive much longer like this. May we, as a country, now take the security of life seriously? Not with words or empty condolences, but with action. Because no nation moves forward while its people live in fear of dying every day.
“A new Nigeria is POssible.”
