Peter Obi, the 2023 presidential candidate for the Labour Party has condemned the killing of over 20 people in different communities in Plateau State.
The former governor, describing reports of the killings as “an unending gory story in our land” said, such incidences are deeply distressing.
In a post made on X on Friday, April 4, Obi said the report on the killing of an entire family in Bokkos is senseless.
Noting that these communities have been left to mourn and bury their loved ones in mass graves due to these attacks, Obi said it is unfortunate that even women and children are not spared.
He said, “How long will these killings, kidnapping, maiming and criminality continue in our nation that is not at war? How long must we wait to act decisively and focus on this drastic situation that is crippling our nation? How many more must die before the government act for the people?” Obi queried.
He also decried the fact that killings and mass burials are now being normalised in Nigeria.
“Every Nigerian life is sacred, whether in Edo State, Benue, Enugu, Borno, Anambra, Ondo, or Plateau.
Communities now live in fear and no longer have a livelihood either in their farms or in their markets, without being killed, kidnapped, and maimed.
“Communities like Bokkos in Plateau, Jato-Aka in Benue, Eha-Amufu in Enugu, Ufuma in Anambra, and Aba Oyinbo in Ondo deserve government protection.
“We must end this grief and terror, as this is becoming extremely unacceptable,” Obi wrote on X.
He also called on the Nigerian government and security agencies to take concrete steps towards ending these killings and ensure the arrest and prosecution of the perpetrators of such acts.
“My heart goes to the people of Bokkos, and others in various communities.
“No Nigerian should live in fear as the government must do what it takes to protect Nigerians,” Obi said.
