Amid authorities’ denials that no worshipper was kidnapped in Kaduna, the former Governor of Anambra State, Mr Peter Obi, has disclosed that he was informed that about 172 worshippers were abducted from churches in Kaduna.
Obi, in a post on X handle on Tuesday, stated that even though the government and police claimed lack of awareness of the incident, there is the need to ask some hard questions.
“Is this how we will continue? Can we keep waking up to news of mass abductions, disputed figures, and official denials while citizens live in fear? Whether confirmed or contested, the frequency of such reports alone shows a greater crisis of safety, leadership, and unity.
“Just recently, other communities in Benue, Zamfara, Kano, Niger and Plateau, have faced similarly gruesome insecurity. Nigeria is not at war, yet here we are again, counting victims with inconsistencies that surpass those of nations at war.
“A government that can mobilise resources for waste, for propaganda, for foreign lobbyists, but cannot secure communities or protect its people has misplaced its priorities,” he said.
The former governor assured the people of Kadina that they are not alone, and prayed that those abducted would be found and returned safely.
“To the people of Kaduna, you are not alone. We stand with you, and to the families whose loved ones were taken, we share in your pain. We pray and hope that those abducted will be found and returned safely, and that those injured in the course of this attack receive swift and full medical recovery,” he said.
According to him, “Nigeria deserves a government that treats human life as sacred, the time to confront this insecurity is now.”
