Obi expressed concern over the spate of terrorist attacks, especially in Plateau, Benue, Niger, Sokoto, Kwara and all other troubled states.
By Deborah Hassan
365Daily – Former Labour Party (LP) presidential candidate, ,Peter Obi has decried the spate of terrorist killings across Nigeria, saying they are clear consequences of President Bola Tinubu’s leadership failure.
In a statement on Thursday following the killing of scores of Nigerians by bandits in Angwan Rukuba in Jos North LGA of Plateau on Palm Sunday., Obi expressed concern over the spate of terrorist attacks, especially in Plateau, Benue, Niger, Sokoto, Kwara and all other troubled states.
He said, “The violence is not inevitable, and peace is not impossible. It is the failure of leadership that has made it feel otherwise. Silence is not an option. We must secure our nation before more lives are lost.”
“What have we done wrong that has brought us this level of insecurity? When can peace reign in Plateau, Benue, Niger, Sokoto, Kwara, Kogi and all the other troubled states of our nation, or should we just accept now that security in some parts of Nigeria has become a norm and impossible to handle?
“Should we just give up and accept defeat and surrender to fear while our people continue to die and our communities are ravaged and destroyed? We cannot let this become the new normal.”
Obi urged Nigerians to demand more from their leaders and reject a situation “where some states are abandoned to chaos”.