614,937 NIGERIANS KILLED, 2.2 MILLION ABDUCTED IN ONE YEAR – A NATION IN MOURNING.
614,937 NIGERIANS KILLED, 2.2 MILLION ABDUCTED IN ONE YEAR – A NATION IN MOURNING.
Aare Amerijoye DOT.B
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
In the annals of Nigeria’s blood-stained pages, a new chapter opens, more harrowing than the last. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), a staggering 614,937 Nigerians were murdered and 2.23 million abducted in just one year. Let that sink in.
This isn’t just a statistic; it’s a graveyard of dreams. It is the unburied scream of mothers whose sons never came back home; it is the silent weeping of daughters defiled in the dark forests of terror. This, under the watch of a President more concerned with globetrotting and palace intrigues than national security. And the National Assembly, whose greatest preoccupation seems to be rehearsing the chorus, ‘on your mandate we shall stand’,for President Tinubu.”
The data shows that rural areas saw the worst: 335,827 murdered, mostly in neglected, ungoverned spaces. Urban areas weren’t spared either: 279,110 people met untimely death, despite being supposedly “secured” zones. North West led with 206,030 murders , a number that mocks the value of life. North East followed with 188,992 deaths , a zone long abandoned by Abuja’s aloof throne.
These are not faceless numbers. Each one is a tale: of a farmer beheaded in Zamfara, a trader shot in Onitsha, a student butchered in Kaduna. And what has the Tinubu-led APC government done? Silence. Denial. Distraction.
Meanwhile, the country bled further as 2.23 million Nigerians were kidnapped, revealing the collapse of order and the institutionalisation of terror. In this horrifying tally, rural areas again bore the brunt: 1,668,104 abducted ,snatched like merchandise from marketplaces. Urban areas: 567,850 abducted, many ransomed, many never seen again.
The North West alone accounted for 1.42 million abductions. The state of the Nigerian nation has regressed into a Hobbesian nightmare, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
And who profits? Kidnappers earned N2.2 trillion in ransom within a year, averaging ₦2.7 million per victim. A criminal economy flourishes while the legitimate economy crumbles.
This monstrous racket thrives because those at the top either look the other way or benefit from the rot. President Tinubu, instead of tackling insecurity head-on, is trapped in a mesh of nepotism, inertia, and political sorcery.
Sadly, 2.1% of victims never reported incidents to the police, what’s the point when even security personnel fear venturing into terror-controlled zones? Only 0.5% of cases were “resolved”. 91.3% of ransoms were paid without police involvement ,a system that has lost all legitimacy.
This is not governance. It is abdication.
“Bad leadership can turn paradise into hell. Good leadership turns hell into hope.” – Nelson Mandela
In contrast to Tinubu’s reign of blood and banditry, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar represents hope rekindled. A seasoned statesman, a bridge-builder, a consensus democrat. The coalition he midwifed, is which has transformed into the Atiku Democratic Coalition (ADC), is not a mere political movement. It is a moral insurgency against misrule.
Where Tinubu sends silence, Atiku sends strategy. Where Tinubu nurtures nepotism, Atiku nurtures national unity. Where Tinubu traffics in excuses, Atiku traffics in execution.
Let us not forget: Atiku, as Vice President, pioneered GSM liberalisation, economic reform, debt relief advocacy, and transparency in government procurement. He did not whisper change, he implemented it.
This country cannot survive another term of Tinubu’s torturous trial-and-error regime. Every death, every abduction, every child out of school, every mother begging on the street is an indictment.
It is time to rally behind the ADC,the Atiku-led coalition, to retake Nigeria from this cartel of calamity. Nigeria does not need a tribal chief in a federal palace; it needs a visionary leader who understands nationhood, justice, and reform.
The blood on Nigeria’s soil cries for justice. The abducted millions yearn for return. The economy gasps for oxygen. The people are not asking for paradise, only protection. Not miracles, just merit.
In the words of Victor Hugo, “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” The time for Atiku is now. The ADC is the ark. Tinubu’s chapter, soaked in tears and trauma, must close.
And history, yes, history, shall record that when Nigeria stood on the precipice, a coalition of patriots rose, led by Atiku Abubakar, to reclaim her from the abyss.
Aare Amerijoye DOT.B
The Narrative Force
The Narrative Force
Aare Amerijoye DOT.B
“Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
In the annals of Nigeria’s blood-stained pages, a new chapter opens, more harrowing than the last. According to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), a staggering 614,937 Nigerians were murdered and 2.23 million abducted in just one year. Let that sink in.
This isn’t just a statistic; it’s a graveyard of dreams. It is the unburied scream of mothers whose sons never came back home; it is the silent weeping of daughters defiled in the dark forests of terror. This, under the watch of a President more concerned with globetrotting and palace intrigues than national security. And the National Assembly, whose greatest preoccupation seems to be rehearsing the chorus, ‘on your mandate we shall stand’,for President Tinubu.”
The data shows that rural areas saw the worst: 335,827 murdered, mostly in neglected, ungoverned spaces. Urban areas weren’t spared either: 279,110 people met untimely death, despite being supposedly “secured” zones. North West led with 206,030 murders , a number that mocks the value of life. North East followed with 188,992 deaths , a zone long abandoned by Abuja’s aloof throne.
These are not faceless numbers. Each one is a tale: of a farmer beheaded in Zamfara, a trader shot in Onitsha, a student butchered in Kaduna. And what has the Tinubu-led APC government done? Silence. Denial. Distraction.
Meanwhile, the country bled further as 2.23 million Nigerians were kidnapped, revealing the collapse of order and the institutionalisation of terror. In this horrifying tally, rural areas again bore the brunt: 1,668,104 abducted ,snatched like merchandise from marketplaces. Urban areas: 567,850 abducted, many ransomed, many never seen again.
The North West alone accounted for 1.42 million abductions. The state of the Nigerian nation has regressed into a Hobbesian nightmare, solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short.
And who profits? Kidnappers earned N2.2 trillion in ransom within a year, averaging ₦2.7 million per victim. A criminal economy flourishes while the legitimate economy crumbles.
This monstrous racket thrives because those at the top either look the other way or benefit from the rot. President Tinubu, instead of tackling insecurity head-on, is trapped in a mesh of nepotism, inertia, and political sorcery.
Sadly, 2.1% of victims never reported incidents to the police, what’s the point when even security personnel fear venturing into terror-controlled zones? Only 0.5% of cases were “resolved”. 91.3% of ransoms were paid without police involvement ,a system that has lost all legitimacy.
This is not governance. It is abdication.
“Bad leadership can turn paradise into hell. Good leadership turns hell into hope.” – Nelson Mandela
In contrast to Tinubu’s reign of blood and banditry, Alhaji Atiku Abubakar represents hope rekindled. A seasoned statesman, a bridge-builder, a consensus democrat. The coalition he midwifed, is which has transformed into the Atiku Democratic Coalition (ADC), is not a mere political movement. It is a moral insurgency against misrule.
Where Tinubu sends silence, Atiku sends strategy. Where Tinubu nurtures nepotism, Atiku nurtures national unity. Where Tinubu traffics in excuses, Atiku traffics in execution.
Let us not forget: Atiku, as Vice President, pioneered GSM liberalisation, economic reform, debt relief advocacy, and transparency in government procurement. He did not whisper change, he implemented it.
This country cannot survive another term of Tinubu’s torturous trial-and-error regime. Every death, every abduction, every child out of school, every mother begging on the street is an indictment.
It is time to rally behind the ADC,the Atiku-led coalition, to retake Nigeria from this cartel of calamity. Nigeria does not need a tribal chief in a federal palace; it needs a visionary leader who understands nationhood, justice, and reform.
The blood on Nigeria’s soil cries for justice. The abducted millions yearn for return. The economy gasps for oxygen. The people are not asking for paradise, only protection. Not miracles, just merit.
In the words of Victor Hugo, “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come.” The time for Atiku is now. The ADC is the ark. Tinubu’s chapter, soaked in tears and trauma, must close.
And history, yes, history, shall record that when Nigeria stood on the precipice, a coalition of patriots rose, led by Atiku Abubakar, to reclaim her from the abyss.
- Aare Amerijoye DOT.B
The Narrative Force
The Narrative Force
