Peter Obi, the Labour Party’s (LP) 2023 presidential candidate, has expressed sorrow over the reported deaths of 162 people in Kwara State’s Woro and Nuku towns.
According to reports, Peter Obi said that these deaths are a significant failure for the nation in a message posted on his 𝕏 Twitter headlined “Killings in Kwara: We Must Act Now.”
Peter Obi urged on the appropriate authorities to move quickly to restore peace and bring the offenders to justice, while also offering his sympathies to the impacted communities and their families.
“I am deeply saddened by the recent attacks in Kwara State, where gunmen reportedly killed about 150 people in villages including Woro and Nuku,” he tweeted. These murders are a serious failing for our country, and every loss of innocent life is heartbreaking. My deepest sympathies are sent to the relatives of the victims, the impacted communities, and the Kwara State government and populace.
“These persistent acts of violence throughout our nation, which are now worse than what happens in some war-torn nations, highlight the urgent necessity for us as a nation to declare war on insecurity of lives and property and to employ all available methods to put an end to this scourge.
Therefore, I urge the appropriate authorities to move quickly to restore peace, prosecute those responsible, and reassure the people of Kwara State and all Nigerians that their lives are important
