Olusegun Obasanjo, a former president, has claimed that Nigerians have the right to ask for help from the rest of the world if their government doesn’t do its job of protecting them.
According to Channels TV, Obasanjo said this yesterday during the 2025 Plateau Unity Christmas Carol, which took place at the Ten Commandments Altar in Jos. He was there as a special guest at the invitation of the Plateau State Government.
“If our government can’t do it, we have the right to ask the rest of the world to do it for us, and we shouldn’t feel bad about that,” he said.
He said that criminals shouldn’t be able to commit crimes and then flee because of current technologies like satellites and drones.
“Why are we saying sorry? Why are we talking things over? The government needs to stop killing Nigerians. “We are tired of being killed and want it to stop,” he said.
The former president also said he was worried about the growing sense of insecurity in the country.
He said that the federal government doesn’t seem to be able to defend Nigeria, even though it is its main job.
He brought up the kidnapping of the Chibok schoolgirls and said that things have gotten worse, not better, when it comes to safety.
“Things have only gotten worse since the Chibok girls were taken.” He remarked, “The first duty of any government is to protect and keep its citizens safe, but our government seems to be unable to do that.”
But Obasanjo said that the killings across the country should not be downplayed or compared to each other based on race or religion.
“We Nigerians are being killed, no matter what religion you are or where you are from.” The former president said, “And for anyone who says that when we are being killed, another group is also being killed, I think that is stupid.”
The Plateau Unity Christmas Carol drew hundreds of worshippers, as well as high-ranking government officials, religious leaders, traditional rulers, and security agencies. They all prayed for peace, healing, and unity in Plateau State and Nigeria.
The event was the second time the annual carol took place.
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