Continued Reports on Violence, Killings Are Evidence of Leadership Failure – Obi

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Mr.Peter Obi the Former governor of Anambra State and presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the last general election, has described the continued killings and violence in some parts of Nigeria as signs of leadership failure in the security of the country.

Obi, who in a statement posted on X referred to killings in Taraba, Kogi and Benue States, said all the killings were signs of leadership failure.

‘’The news of the continued senseless killings that have gripped parts of Taraba, Benue, and Kogi States in recent times is heartbreaking.

‘’What we are witnessing is not merely violence. It is a failure of leadership and a gaping wound in the soul of our nation,’’ he said.

He said in recent months, a wave of violence has devastated communities across Taraba, Benue, and Kogi, claiming countless lives and wiping out families.

‘’Among the victims are children, women, and even men of faith, casualties of a prolonged crisis that shows no sign of abating. The bloodshed is staggering, yet the response remains weak and muted.

“As homes are destroyed and communities torn apart, we risk normalizing the unacceptable: mass killings, displacement, and the collapse of law and order.

‘’These are not mere statistics, they are our fellow Nigerians. Each life lost is a tragedy that must not be ignored,’’ he lamented.

Accordingly, he said, ‘’I have always maintained that the primary duty of the National government is the protection of life and property.

“When this duty is repeatedly ignored when innocent citizens are butchered and nothing changes, we must ask ourselves: What kind of nation are we building? What future are we promising our children? Every government is responsible to the security of the country. When the security is not in the country it means that the leadership is not working.