JUST IN: Obi Slams FG Over Surge in Terrorist Attacks After Tinubu’s Promise Fails

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the government over what he described as a failure to protect Nigerians, highlighting a surge of attacks across several states just hours after President Bola Ahmed Tinubu promised that such incidents “will not repeat themselves.”

Obi made the remarks in a post on his X handle on Monday, referencing the President’s statement at Jos Plateau State airport on April 2, 2026, where Tinubu had assured grieving citizens that such violence would not recur.

“Less than 24 hours after the President’s promise, another brutal attack occurred in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South LGA, resulting in the deaths of several innocent citizens,” Obi stated.

He further highlighted ongoing violence across the country, noting that a week after Tinubu’s statement, communities in Nasarawa State, including Akyawa and Udege Kasa, were forced to flee after gunmen killed at least 11 people, destroyed homes, and left many families missing.

In Zamfara State, about 150 individuals were abducted from Kurfa Danya and Kurfan Magaji in what is described as one of the largest mass kidnappings in recent memory. On the same day, terrorists attacked Chibok in Borno State, killing four officers and burning homes.

Obi also drew attention to Easter Sunday violence in Benue State, where over 17 people were killed and communities destroyed, as well as attacks in Kaduna State, including killings inside churches and abductions in the Ariko community of Kachia LGA.

“These attackers are not ghostly figures; our inaction emboldens them. How can a President make such a categorical promise and, mere hours later, the nation continues to count the dead across multiple states?” Obi asked, adding that the government’s primary responsibility to protect lives and property is failing.

He described the situation as a national emergency, saying, “Nigeria is bleeding, and the situation is worsening and increasingly helpless.”

Obi concluded with a call for change, insisting that “A New Nigeria is possible.”