Amid recent wanton killings in various states, including his home state Anambra, Peter Obi, a candidate in the last presidential poll, has warned about Nigeria’s “frightening gradual descent into anarchy.”
The opposition politician and former Anambra
governor condemned the recent killings in Mangu LGA in Plateau, noting that
“different reports of violent and criminal acts across the country have
remained a source of serious worry to Nigerians.”
“The reports of violent attacks by gunmen in
the Mangu council area of Plateau State, where many lives, including women and
children, have been lost, come with grave concern,” he added.
While urging security agencies to tackle
“incessant acts of killing, kidnapping, maiming and other acts of terrorism,”
Mr Obi said, “I most sincerely urge the security agencies and the government to
rise to the occasion of arresting this frightening gradual descent into
anarchy.”
Gunmen on Tuesday laid an ambush on the
diplomatic convoy conveying staff of the U.S. Embassy to Anambra on a
humanitarian mission.
The Anambra police command revealed Thursday
the gunmen killed nine people in the convoy.
In Plateau, a violent clash between Fungzai
and Kubat in the newly created district of Bwai in the Mangu council left at
least 60 people, including women and children, dead.
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