{"id":193637,"date":"2026-02-05T12:05:38","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T11:05:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident"},"modified":"2026-02-05T13:48:24","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T12:48:24","slug":"im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident","title":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m saddened\u2019 \u2013 Peter Obi bemoans Kwara incident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the killing of over 100 people in Kwara state.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Thursday, Obi said it was time to act and arrest the wave of insecurity in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am deeply saddened by the recent attacks in Kwara State, where gunmen reportedly killed about 150 people in villages including Woro and Nuku.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery loss of innocent life is tragic, and these killings represent a major failure for us as a nation. My heartfelt condolences go to the families of the victims, the affected communities, and the government and people of Kwara State.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese recurring acts of violence across our country \u2013 now worse than what occurs in some countries at war \u2013 underscore the urgent need for us, as a nation, to declare war on insecurity of lives and property and to deploy every possible means to end this scourge.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI therefore call on the relevant authorities to act swiftly to restore peace, bring the perpetrators to justice, and reassure the people of Kwara State, as well as all Nigerians, that their lives matter and must be protected,\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. Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the killing of over 100 people in Kwara state. In a statement posted on his verified X handle on Thursday, Obi said it was time to act and arrest the wave of insecurity in Nigeria. \u201cI am deeply saddened [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":84,"featured_media":193636,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,14],"tags":[254],"class_list":["post-193637","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-all-news","category-policy","tag-nigeria"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.1 (Yoast SEO v27.0) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>\u2018I\u2019m saddened\u2019 \u2013 Peter Obi bemoans Kwara incident - Nigeria<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the killing of over 100 people ...\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"\u2018I\u2019m saddened\u2019 \u2013 Peter Obi bemoans Kwara incident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Former presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Peter Obi, has expressed sadness over the killing of over 100 people ...\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Nigeria\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-02-05T11:05:38+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-02-05T12:48:24+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1770295618.0517.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"740\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"cfeditoren\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"cfeditoren\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/#\/schema\/person\/068c7ab4e9634ae78ec5d54ec46598bb\"},\"headline\":\"\u2018I\u2019m saddened\u2019 \u2013 Peter Obi bemoans Kwara incident\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-02-05T11:05:38+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-02-05T12:48:24+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident\"},\"wordCount\":216,\"commentCount\":0,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/static.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/sites\/3\/2026\/02\/sm_1770295618.0517.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Nigeria\"],\"articleSection\":[\"all news\",\"Policy\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/im-saddened-peter-obi-bemoans-kwara-incident\",\"name\":\"\u2018I\u2019m saddened\u2019 \u2013 Peter Obi bemoans Kwara incident - 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