The 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party (LP) Peter Obi has described the insecurity in South East region as ‘criminal activity’.
According to him, the sit-at-home directives in the south-east remain the handiwork of a criminal enterprise.
In a statement posted on his official Twitter page on Thursday, Obi said the sit-at-home orders have been denied by the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
He, however, called on security agencies to take urgent steps to deal with the heightened insecurity and crime across the country.
Obi said: “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.
“Also disturbing is the continued disruption of business and social activities in the SouthEast 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.
“The 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.
“Security 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.”
The Nation
