Former Anambra State Governor Peter Obi has criticized President Bola Ahmed Tinubu over renewed attacks across Nigeria, saying the violence exposes a failure of leadership.
In a statement posted on X Monday, Obi referenced Tinubu’s recent assurance that the deadly attacks in Jos, Plateau State, would not recur. “This experience will not repeat itself — another presidential promise fails in less than 24 hours,” Obi wrote.
He said attacks resumed shortly after the president addressed victims in Jos on April 2 and pledged that such violence would not happen again. Reports indicated another attack occurred in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South Local Government Area, causing further casualties.
Obi added that violence has since spread to other states, including Nasarawa, Zamfara, Borno, Benue, and Kaduna. “Less than 24 hours after President Tinubu stood and promised the grieving Nigerian citizens, ‘I promise you that this experience will not repeat itself,’ another brutal attack occurred,” he said.
The former governor highlighted recent killings, abductions, and property destruction in multiple communities, describing the situation as a failure of government responsibility. “The primary responsibility of any government is to protect lives and property; however, this responsibility is failing today. Nigerians are being slaughtered in their homes, in their communities, and in the very places they should feel safest,” Obi said.
He called the situation a national emergency, warning that “Nigeria is bleeding, and the situation is worsening and increasingly helpless.”
Obi’s comments come amid growing concerns over insecurity in several regions of the country, following a string of deadly attacks that have left many dead and others displaced.
