Labour Party leader and former Anambra State governor, Peter Obi, says Nigeria is bleeding from escalating violence and widespread corruption under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
In a statement on Saturday, Obi decried the surge in deadly attacks across the country, calling attention to what he described as “a country that is not even at war” but is overwhelmed by bloodshed.
“From Kano today comes a bomb explosion that has left at least five persons dead and many injured,” Obi said. “And yesterday, 12 wedding guests were attacked and killed in Plateau State and 11 others were injured. In Kebbi State, 30 people were confirmed dead as bandits went on a rampage. In Borno State, a female suicide bomber killed 24 citizens. In Katsina State, bandits gunned down a police inspector. All of this just in a day.”
He noted that regions once seen as calm are now gripped by violence. “Even hitherto peaceful areas have turned into killing fields. We must tackle this insecurity now. It is destroying lives and demarketing our nation. All hands must be on deck,” he said.
Obi also accused the federal government of enabling systemic failure through its inaction on corruption and violence. “An administration that continuously allows insecurity and other vices to thrive is doing a grave disservice to the nation. The world is watching. People see these killings and corruption all over the system. Allowing these insecurities and corruption to continue is the real demarketing of the country,” he added.
Meanwhile, Vice President Kashim Shettima on Saturday also condemned the suicide bombing that killed several people at a local eatery in Konduga Local Government Area of Borno State.
