“Are we cursed, or are we the curse?” – Peter Obi ask cryptic question

Former presidential candidate Peter Obi has expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation in Nigeria, questioning whether the country is cursed or whether its leaders have become the source of its problems.

In a statement shared on X.com, Obi said the last 10 days have brought “unprecedented negative news,” marked by chaos, insecurity and institutional collapse that should worry every Nigerian leader.

He warned that the tragedies unfolding across the country are not acts of fate but the result of leadership failures that continue to allow lawlessness and violence to thrive.

Obi noted that Nigeria, a nation blessed with resilient and hardworking people, has been allowed to drift into disorder because those in authority have failed to provide competent and compassionate leadership.

He urged Nigerians to reflect honestly on the situation, asking: “Are we cursed, or are we the curse?”

He listed major incidents that occurred within the last 10 days, including the kidnapping of six senior defence directors on November 11; the killing of a Brigadier General on November 15; and the abduction of 64 civilians in Zamfara on November 16.

Obi also highlighted the kidnapping of 25 schoolgirls in Kebbi on November 17, the violent attack on worshippers in Kwara on November 18, and the crisis at the PDP headquarters in Abuja the same day, an incident he said security agencies helped escalate.

He further cited the controversial moment during the All Nigeria Judges’ Conference when judges were seen standing to a partisan APC song, saying it weakened public trust in the judiciary.

Additional incidents included an ambush on soldiers deployed to rescue the abducted Kebbi schoolgirls on November 19; the mass abduction of more than 300 students and teachers in Niger State on November 21; and the killing of a farmer in Kaduna on November 22.

Obi added that just hours before releasing his statement, terrorists ambushed and killed five police officers in Bauchi, injuring two others.

He also received a report of 13 female farmers kidnapped in Borno on Sunday by suspected ISWAP members.

According to him, “No serious nation survives on excuses, indifference, or absentee leadership,” adding that Nigeria is bleeding because its leaders have chosen comfort over courage and politics over human life.

He stressed that governance is not about titles but about protecting citizens, insisting that Nigerians deserve safety, peace and a government that respects human life.

Obi encouraged citizens not to lose hope, saying a better Nigeria is still possible.

“A New Nigeria is POssible,” he concluded.

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