A distinguished member of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Mr Peter Obi, has expressed deep concern over the rising wave of insecurity throughout Nigeria, accusing the nation’s leaders of remaining silent whereas residents and safety personnel proceed to lose their lives.

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This was disclosed in a press release shared on his X deal with on Monday.

Obi lamented that the nation seems to be under siege as violent assaults unfold throughout a number of states.

He cited a current assault in Ngoshe group in Borno State the place terrorists reportedly overpowered troopers, killing safety personnel and civilians whereas abducting greater than 100 girls and kids.

“Our nation is clearly under siege, and the size of insecurity is changing into insufferable, spreading broadly everywhere in the nation,” Obi wrote.

The previous Anambra governor additionally decried what he described because the quiet method during which the sacrifices of fallen troopers are handled, noting that many who died defending the nation should not correctly honoured.

“The sacrifice of our courageous and devoted troopers is handed in silence. I sit up for the day when our fallen troopers are given the dignified burials they deserve, with their our bodies acquired and honoured by the nation’s leaders and political authorities,” he acknowledged.

Obi additional highlighted safety issues throughout a number of states, together with Nasarawa, Kogi and Benue, the place he mentioned residents are being pressured to flee their properties as terrorists occupy farms and forests, crippling financial actions.

In response to him, in Nasarawa State’s Kadarko space alone, greater than 14,000 civilians have already been registered as internally displaced individuals.

He additionally referenced assaults in Oyo, Ondo and Kebbi states, the place travellers and residents had been reportedly kidnapped or killed in separate incidents.

Obi warned that insecurity is now not confined to distant areas, noting that even the Federal Capital Territory has not too long ago skilled assaults.

“The wave of terror has now openly crept into our nation’s capital. The assault in Kubwa, Abuja, simply this week, noticed about 19 residents kidnapped from their properties, together with girls and kids,” he mentioned.

The Labour Get together chieftain criticised what he described as the federal government’s lack of response to the rising disaster.

“The first duty of any authorities is to safe the lives and property of its residents. But the response from the federal government in energy to all of the incidents has been lifeless silence, as if Nigerian lives now not matter,” Obi acknowledged.

He additional accused the political class of focusing extra on electoral politics than addressing the nation’s safety challenges.

“The ruling class are as an alternative devastatingly extra preoccupied with the way to snatch, seize, and run away with the subsequent election,” he added.

Calling for pressing motion, Obi pressured that Nigerians deserve management that prioritises security and welfare.

“These should not simply information objects. Nigerians deserve dedication and management that places their security and welfare first. It’s time to restore safety, dignity, and hope to each nook of this nation,” he acknowledged.