Peter Obi to FG/ Stop the Slaughter in Plateau

Bokkos, Plateau State – Former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has launched a scathing condemnation of the federal government’s failure to halt the spiraling violence across Nigeria following a fresh wave of deadly attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State.

In what he described as “yet another senseless massacre,” Obi expressed outrage over the brutal killings that swept through five communities—Mangor Tamiso, Daffo, Manguna, Hurti, and Tadai—where entire families, including pregnant women and children, were murdered and buried in mass graves.

Taking to social media platform X on Friday, Obi didn’t hold back as he questioned the government’s apparent inaction in the face of what he called “normalized bloodshed.”

“How long will these killings, kidnapping, maiming, and criminality continue in our nation that is not at war? How long must we wait to act decisively? How many more must die before the government acts for the people?” Obi asked, in a statement many are calling a direct indictment of the federal government’s handling of security.

His comments come in the wake of Wednesday’s attack that left five people dead and 18 hospitalized. The violence began in Tamiso village, where gunmen stormed a women’s Christian fellowship at a local church, firing indiscriminately and causing mass panic.

Kefas Mallai, Chairman of the Community Peace Observers in Bokkos, confirmed the targeted violence, revealing that attackers operated with impunity, forcing locals to flee their homes as insecurity tightens its grip on the region.

Obi didn’t stop at Plateau. He cited a disturbing national trend of unchecked violence affecting communities in Benue, Enugu, Ondo, and Anambra, warning that Nigerians now live in fear, unable to farm, trade, or even gather for worship without the threat of death.

“Communities like Bokkos, Jato-Aka, Eha-Amufu, Ufuma, and Aba Oyinbo are crying for help, yet the silence from leadership is deafening,” he said. “This grief and terror must end—this level of insecurity is no longer just unacceptable, it’s inhumane.”

He challenged the security agencies to wake up from “complacency,” urging them to bring perpetrators to justice rather than issuing recycled promises and hollow reassurances.

Obi’s statement has ignited fresh debate about the federal government’s perceived inability—or unwillingness—to address Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, as citizens across the country continue to pay the price in blood.