{"id":175715,"date":"2025-08-23T12:29:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-23T11:29:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/obi-warns-of-continued-mourning-without-security-action"},"modified":"2025-08-23T13:36:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T12:36:10","slug":"obi-warns-of-continued-mourning-without-security-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/obi-warns-of-continued-mourning-without-security-action","title":{"rendered":"Obi Warns of Continued Mourning Without Security Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>The Labour Party\u2019s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has again decried worsening security situation in the country.<\/p>\n<p>In a post on his official X handle, Obi lamented the gruesome killing of worshippers in Katsina state, describing it as \u201cdevastating\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The former Anambra state governor charged leaders to value the lives of Nigerians, stating that they could not continue to treat these incidents as ordinary statistics.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe tragic news from Katsina has grown even more devastating, as the search continues with over 50 bodies now recovered.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis horrendous act goes beyond an attack on innocent worshippers, it is another painful reminder of the worsening state of insecurity in our nation.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI repeat that unless we urgently tackle the root causes of insecurity, we will continue to mourn needless losses,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Nigeria<\/span> Follow <span style=\"color: #ff6600\">Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. The Labour Party\u2019s presidential candidate in the 2023 general elections, Peter Obi, has again decried worsening security situation in the country. In a post on his official X handle, Obi lamented the gruesome killing of worshippers in Katsina state, describing it as \u201cdevastating\u201d. 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