{"id":121626,"date":"2025-08-26T00:39:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:39:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=121626"},"modified":"2025-08-26T00:39:27","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T23:39:27","slug":"obi-blasts-fg-over-insecurity-says-10000-killed-in-two-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/obi-blasts-fg-over-insecurity-says-10000-killed-in-two-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Obi Blasts FG Over Insecurity, Says 10,000 Killed in two Years"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">By Lizzy Chirkpi<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has condemned the escalating wave of killings, abductions, and general insecurity across Nigeria, declaring that the situation has deteriorated significantly under the President Bola Tinubu-led government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">In a statement issued on Monday, the former Anambra State governor described the security crisis as &#8220;alarming&#8221; and urged political leaders to urgently fulfill their constitutional duty of protecting the lives and property of citizens.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cDespite not being at war, the killings, abductions and banditry incidents in our country continue to be daily and increasing at a worrisome rate,\u201d Obi said.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">He cited the recent attack in Okigwe, Imo State, where several residents were killed and many others declared missing, as a clear example of the worsening insecurity in the country.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi also referenced a report by Amnesty International, which he said had accused the Nigerian government of &#8220;emboldening bandits&#8221; due to its &#8220;stunning failure&#8221; to protect its people.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">According to the report, the past week was described as \u201ca bloody one,\u201d highlighting a series of violent incidents across the country. These included the massacre of over 50 worshippers in a mosque in Katsina, the abduction of more than 60 people in the same state, and the killing of over 15 farmers in Mangu, Plateau State.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Obi lamented that in just two years, armed groups have killed more than 10,000 Nigerians, a figure he said is comparable to civilian casualties in Ukraine, a country currently at war.<\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">\u201cInstead of improving security, insecurity has worsened under this administration. 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