Monday, March, 2 2026 - Party Presidential candidate in 2023 election, Peter Obi, has alleged that more than 1,000 Nigerians have been k!lled and thousands more abducted between January and February of 2026.
Obi made the claim on his X account on Sunday, March 1,
adding that the scale of v!olence across the country is worse than that of
nations officially at war.
He criticised what he described as the “politics of zero
humanity” in the country, accusing political leaders of prioritising 2027
election calculations over the safety of Nigerians.
His post reads
‘’It is
profoundly disturbing that while we, the politicians, continue to obsess over
the 2027 elections—spending our energy scheming about how to capture, grab, and
run the next election—the first two months of 2026 have reportedly seen the
killing of over 1,000 Nigerians and the abduction of several thousand others.
This is the
painful reality confronting our nation. From Zamfara State to Kwara, Ondo,
Kebbi, Edo, Benue, Adamawa, Plateau, and many other states, families have
buried loved ones, and communities have been emptied by gunshots and fear.
In over 25
states across all geopolitical zones this year alone, there have been major
violent attacks on innocent citizens, kidnappings by armed bandits, mass
shootings, village invasions, and brazen assaults on worshippers and
travellers. The scale of bloodshed and the number of deaths in just two months
in Nigeria are even worse than what we see in countries officially at war. Yet
the urgency with which we discuss these tragedies does not match the urgency of
our discussions surrounding zoning formulas, party structures, and campaign
strategies.
This is the
tragedy of our politics.
We debate
power sharing while citizens are sharing funeral programs. I watched in tears
yesterday as families in the Doruwa Babuje community in Plateau State buried
their dead after attacks by armed terrorists, but our media and leaders were
focused on discussions about party issues and the 2027 elections, when we
aren't even sure we will be alive to see it, given all the deaths happening in
our country today. We strategies about 2027 while Nigerians struggle to survive
2026. This is inhumane.
We must
elevate human life to a sacred status in our national priorities. Leadership is
not about winning elections; it is about saving lives. We can, and we must,
aspire to a Nigeria devoid of bloodshed—a Nigeria where governance is measured
not by political dominance but by the safety and dignity of its people.
History will
not remember how many strategies we perfected for 2027; it will remember
whether we acted when Nigerians were dying. We must choose Nigerian lives over
politics. We must put Nigerians first.
A New
Nigeria is POssible. ‘’
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