Unemployment, poverty architect of insecurity – Peter Obi on mosque attack

Obi said this in a post via his official X handle on
Wednesday while reacting to the killing of 13 worshipers at a mosquito in
Katsina state, saying it was yet another needless bloodletting.

Recall that at least 13 worshippers were feared dead
following bandits’ attack on a mosque in Unguwan Mantau Community, Malumfashi
Local Government Area of Katsina State.

The former Anambra state governor, who condemned the
killing, it was unacceptable, even more so when it involves people who had gone
to worship their Creator.

According to him, the incident highlights, once again, the
extent to which human life has been debased in the Nigerian society.

He, however, commiserated with the immediate families of
those killed at the mosque, and the entire worshipping community.

“Rising from the euphoria of the recent improved performance
of our security operatives—which led to the arrest of critical terrorist
elements and attracted commendation both from me and internationally—ugly and
deplorable news has now emerged from Katsina State: the brutal killing of 13
worshippers in a mosque.

“So long as we fail to address crucial social challenges
such as unemployment, and so long as we continue to operate a system that
drives more people into multidimensional poverty, we will continue to
experience these ugly consequences,” he wrote.