Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has declared that Nigerians owe no one an apology for seeking assistance from the international community to tackle the country’s persistent insecurity.

Speaking on Friday night at the ongoing Plateau Unity Christmas Carols and Praise Festival in Jos, the former president stressed that lives are being lost daily regardless of religion, ethnicity, or political affiliation.

Obasanjo urged the Nigerian government to urgently deploy modern technology to curb killings, noting that no criminal should be beyond the reach of security agencies.

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Obasanjo said, “In these days of technology, there should be nobody who can hide after committing a crime. Before I left government, we had the capacity to pick up anybody in Nigeria once identified. Every Nigerian life matters, whether Christian, Muslim or pagan. Nigerians are being killed; this must stop.”

He insisted that Nigerians have the right to seek international partnerships if domestic efforts by the Bola Tinubu government fall short, arguing that saving lives must remain the nation’s priority.