Former Labour Party presidential candidate Peter Obi has called for an immediate and independent investigation into a shocking viral video from Kwara State in which suspected terrorists allegedly confessed that government officials supplied them with ammunition and logistics support.
In a statement posted via his official X handle on Sunday, December 14, titled “Insecurity and the Crisis of Accountability in Nigeria,” Obi said the revelations, if true, expose alarming state complicity in Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.
“Yesterday, a disturbing video emerged from Kwara State in which suspected terrorists arrested by security forces claimed that ammunition and logistics were supplied to them by government officials.
“This allegation, now circulating widely, demands nothing less than an immediate, transparent, and independent investigation,” he wrote.
Obi drew attention to Nigeria’s chronic insecurity despite billions spent on defense and counterterrorism.
“Over the years, trillions of naira and billions of dollars have been continuously collected by the government in the name of security. Yet insecurity has only expanded across the country, and in an increasingly brazen manner,” he stated.
Citing late military ruler Sani Abacha’s famous observation, he wrote: “Any insurgency that lasts more than 24 hours, the government is involved.”
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Obi also referenced former President Olusegun Obasanjo’s past statement that Nigeria possesses advanced tracking tools capable of locating criminals instantly but fails to use them.
“The government controls telecommunications, intelligence systems, and even financial trails, yet kidnapping, banditry, and terrorism continue to thrive,” he lamented.
The former governor questioned why past security investments, including high-tech police tracking and communication systems introduced between 2010 and 2015, have seemingly vanished.
“When insecurity persists on this scale, day after day, it points either to complicity or to a failure of leadership. No society should accept either,” Obi warned.
He concluded by calling for a leadership that prioritizes citizens’ safety and accountability.
“A government that truly makes human life a priority does not pamper insecurity; it eliminates it,” he said.
“Nigeria needs leaders of competence, transparency, and capacity — leaders who will end this insecurity once and for all,” Obi added.