{"id":92107,"date":"2023-07-13T11:12:57","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T10:12:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/peter-obi-condemns-rising-insecurity-in-south-east-benue-plateau"},"modified":"2023-07-13T13:35:00","modified_gmt":"2023-07-13T12:35:00","slug":"peter-obi-condemns-rising-insecurity-in-south-east-benue-plateau","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/peter-obi-condemns-rising-insecurity-in-south-east-benue-plateau","title":{"rendered":"Peter Obi condemns rising insecurity in South-East, Benue, Plateau"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Peter Obi of the Labour Party, LP, has reacted to the rising insecurity in the country, especially in the North Central zone and the continued disruption of business and social activities in the South-East.<\/p>\n

Obi noted that the violent attacks in the North Central states of Benue and Plateau lately had taken a new twist with high records of kidnapping, arson, and loss of human lives.<\/p>\n

The former Anambra State governor also condemned the continued disruption of business and social activities in the South-East region over the Sit-at-Home directive purported to be coming from the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, even when according to him, the body had publicly denied issuing such directive.<\/p>\n

In a statement issued via his verified Twitter handle on Thursday, Obi lamented that what is going on in the South-East is essentially a criminal activity that must be nipped in the bud.<\/p>\n

He said, \u201cThe rising insecurity in the country leading to mindless bloodletting, particularly in the North Central zone of the country, and the continued disruption of business and social activities in the South-East are all becoming very worrisome.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe violent attacks in the North Central states of Benue and Plateau lately took a new twist with high records of kidnapping, arson, and loss of human lives. According to the 1st Quarter Mass Atrocities Casualty Tracking Report, over 1230 Nigerians were killed.<\/p>\n

\u201c79 of them security operatives, with over 600 abductions in the first quarter of this year alone. With what has been happening in the North Central and Zamfara state lately, the figure as of today will be mind-boggling even far more than the deaths recorded in Russia\/Ukraine ongoing carnage. It\u2019s unacceptable that hundreds of innocent lives will continue to be wasted in Nigeria needlessly through communal clashes, bandits, and kidnapping activities. The situation in the Mangu Local Government Area of Plateau State has raised a lot of anxiety because of the number of lives and properties lost with very little resistance from security operatives.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso disturbing is the continued disruption of business and social activities in the South-East region over the Sit-at-Home directive purported to be coming from the Indigenous Peoples of Biafra, IPOB, when the body has publicly denied issuing such directive. What is going on in the South East therefore is essentially a criminal activity that must be nipped in the bud, with all hands being on deck, security agencies, and the people alike.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe South-East Governors are to be commended for their renewed efforts at curbing this menace but there is a need to be more strategic and intelligence-driven in our approach to reducing the suffering of innocent people.<\/p>\n

\u201cSecurity agencies should take necessary and quick steps to arrest the ugly incidents because the country cannot just be spilling the blood of innocent citizens. We as a people through our various governments should up our value for human lives in the way and manner we respond to issues that touch lives. The implications of an insecure environment for development are far-reaching because no investor will consider going to an area where their resources will not be safe and secured.<\/p>\n

\u201cTherefore, I would like to urge critical stakeholders in these areas, traditional, Christian, and Muslim leaders to continue pushing for peace among their people in the way and manner they conduct themselves.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe various governments at all levels should also take deliberate steps to address the issue of poverty and youth unemployment because the provision of stomach infrastructure is the surer way to tackle insecurity.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlso, urgent steps should be taken consciously and intentionally to ameliorate the hardship of the people.\u201d<\/p>\n

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