Labour Party (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has blamed Nigeria’s worsening security situation on leadership failure, claiming that the country is “bleeding”.
He made this known on Monday in a post titled ‘This Experience Will Not Repeat Itself’, shared on his official X (formerly Twitter) page.
According to the former Anambra State governor, these waves of violence and killings have continued despite promises from the presidency.
He added that the worsening security situation contradicts the recent assurances given by President Bola Ahmed Tinubu.
While raising concerns over the continuous attacks and killings, Obi noted: “Less than 24 hours after Tinubu visited Jos, Plateau State, on 2 April 2026, and assured grieving citizens that this experience will not repeat itself, another deadly attack occurred in the Nyamgo Gyel community in Jos South Local Government Area, resulting in the deaths of several residents.”
He further stated that within a week of the President’s promise, violence continued to spread to other parts of the country.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) chieftain went on to highlight that Nasarawa State was also thrown into mourning after gunmen attacked the Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities, killing at least 11 people and forcing residents to flee their homes, while several houses were burnt and many persons were declared missing.
Obi also referenced reports from Zamfara State, where approximately 150 people were allegedly abducted from the Kurfa Danya and Kurfan Magaji communities in what he described as one of the largest recent mass kidnappings.
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He added that on the same day, terrorists reportedly attacked Chibok in Borno State, killing four officers and burning homes.
The former governor also decried fresh violence in Benue State on Easter Sunday, where more than 17 people were reportedly killed, with many others still unaccounted for.
Obi further claimed that another attack occurred in Kaduna State, where several worshippers were killed inside churches while others were abducted in the Ariko community of the Kachia Local Government Area.
Attributing the escalating security situation to a failure of leadership, Obi said Nigerians are paying the price with their lives.
“Yet we were told, ‘This experience will not repeat itself.’ This represents a failure of leadership and responsibility and, sadly, Nigerians are paying for it with their lives,” he wrote.
He added that the continued attacks show that the perpetrators are emboldened by what he described as government inaction.
In his words, the protection of lives and property remains the fundamental responsibility of any government, warning that the persistent killings across the country signal a national emergency.
Obi concluded by stating that Nigeria is “bleeding” and called for urgent, decisive action to address the worsening security crisis.