Insurgency: Traitors can’t sit in corridors of power – Peter Obi reacts as Zulum raises alarm

Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party has reacted to the alarm raised by Governor Babagana Zulum on the moves by politicians and military officials to sabotage the fight against terrorism in Nigeria.

Obi said the outcry by the governor that some politicians and personnel of the Armed Forces serve as informants to terrorists is appalling.

Expressing shock about such a possibility, Obi said the outcry by the Borno state governor confirms the fear of many Nigerians that the country is bleeding internally from betrayal at the highest level.

The former governor warned that anyone who aids or collaborates with terrorists – irrespective of their rank or position – is a traitor and has no place in Nigeria’s institution or nation.

He also said that such an individual should be prosecuted immediately.

“The federal government must treat this revelation with the utmost urgency. Words are not enough. The silence and inaction that often greet such explosive disclosures only serve to embolden the enemies within. The Nigerian people demand answers. More importantly, we demand action.

“Governor Zulum has done what few in power dare to do: he has spoken the truth. That truth must not die in the news cycle. It must be pursued, investigated, and confronted with courage and justice. Nigeria cannot afford to be held hostage by the very people entrusted to defend her.

“Let us rise to it with courage, with clarity, and with a commitment to reclaim our country from the shadows,” Obi said.