Obi was reacting to separate attacks across Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and Edo states over the weekend.
By Kehinde Okeowo
Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has urged the Federal Government to take urgent and decisive action to address worsening insecurity across the country, saying “Nigeria is bleeding”
He gave the advice to the President Bola Tinubu-led government via a post he shared on his official X page on Sunday.
He was reacting to separate attacks across Borno, Sokoto, Katsina, and Edo states over the weekend.
Speaking about the killings, Obi urged the Federal government to declare a state of emergency on insecurity
According to the former Anambra state governor, the massacres are stark evidence that Nigeria is in the grip of a full-blown security emergency.
While condoling the families, Obi charged the government to quickly arrest the killers and bring them to justice.
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Obi wrote, “When over 100 Nigerians are killed in a single weekend, our casualty figures rival those of countries officially at war. This is no longer business as usual.
“It is time to declare a national war on insecurity — to mobilise every resource, every agency, every state, and to suspend all distractions while we begin the process of reclaiming our nation from lawlessness.”
He added, “Even foreign trips by government officials should be put on hold until the situation is brought under control. True leadership must be seen at home, personally coordinating the war against insecurity. Investors will not come into a war zone.’
He further cautioned that unchecked violence could push Nigeria towards national collapse, citing Somalia and Libya as cautionary tales.
Obi concluded by urging urgent and courageous leadership to restore safety and rebuild the nation.
