Labour Party’s 2023 presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has faulted Bola Ahmed Tinubu over continued insecurity across the country, stating that recent events contradict the President’s promise to curb violence.
In a statement shared on X on Monday, Obi said the President’s pledge that such attacks would not happen again had already been overtaken by events.
He pointed out that a fresh attack in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South Local Government Area of Plateau State, occurred shortly after Tinubu gave assurances to grieving citizens on April 2, 2026.
According to him, the situation worsened in the days that followed, with killings and displacement reported in parts of Nasarawa State, where several communities were attacked and homes destroyed.
Obi also highlighted a large-scale kidnapping in Zamfara State involving about 150 people, as well as an attack in Borno State that left security personnel dead and properties burnt.
He further noted that Benue State recorded another round of violence on Easter Sunday, resulting in multiple deaths and destruction, while fresh attacks in Kaduna State targeted worshippers, with casualties and abductions reported.
The former presidential candidate said the developments reflected a breakdown in leadership and raised concerns about the government’s ability to guarantee citizens’ safety.
He stressed that the responsibility to protect lives and property was not being met, adding that the continued attacks showed the situation was deteriorating.
Obi described the situation as a national emergency, warning that the country was facing a growing security crisis.
He wrote, “‘This Experience Will Not Repeat Itself’ – Another Presidential Promise fails in less than 24 Hours.
“Less than 24 hours after President Tinubu stood at the Jos Plateau State airport on April 2, 2026, and promised the grieving Nigerian citizens, ‘I promise you that this experience will not repeat itself,’ another brutal attack occurred in Nyamgo Gyel, Jos South LGA, resulting in the deaths of several innocent citizens.
“Since then, and only a week following that reassuring promise from the President, Nasarawa State has been plunged into grief as the Akyawa and Udege Kasa communities fled for their lives after gunmen killed at least 11 people. Many homes were reduced to ashes, and numerous families remain missing.
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“In Zamfara State, 150 innocent Nigerians were abducted from the Kurfa Danya and Kurfan Magaji communities in one of the largest mass kidnappings in recent times. On the same day of the Zamfara kidnappings, terrorists in Borno State stormed Chibok, killing four officers and burning down homes.
“Yesterday, on Easter Sunday, Benue State was rocked by violence again, with over 17 Nigerians massacred, entire communities left in ruins, and many individuals still unaccounted for. Today, in Kaduna State, several innocent citizens were killed by terrorists inside churches, with many others abducted in the Ariko community of Kachia LGA.
“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.
“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? The primary responsibility of any government is to protect lives and property; however, this responsibility is failing today. Nigerians are being slaughtered in their homes, in their communities, and in the very places they should feel safest. Even the President did not enter these communities, so who is truly safe in Nigeria?
“This is a national emergency. Nigeria is bleeding, and the situation is worsening and increasingly helpless.”