Lagos APC Faults Peter Obi’s ‘Killing Field’ Remark

The Lagos State chapter of the All Progressives Congress (APC) has dismissed comments by former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, describing Nigeria as a “killing field.”

Obi, in a post on his official X handle on Monday, cited figures allegedly released by Amnesty International, claiming that more than 10,000 people had been killed by terrorists, bandits, and other criminal groups in the past two years.

Responding on Tuesday, the Lagos APC spokesperson, Seye Oladejo, described Obi’s statement as misleading and politically motivated.

“APC utterly rejects and condemns the allegation by Mr. Peter Obi that Nigeria is now a killing field with more than 10,000 deaths under Tinubu’s watch,” Oladejo said.

He added that Obi’s position was a “disgraceful distortion of reality” aimed at discrediting the administration of President Bola Tinubu.

According to Oladejo, the Tinubu-led government has made “notable strides in national security” under the Renewed Hope Agenda, with the Armed Forces recording “extraordinary successes” in dismantling terrorist networks and restoring peace in once-volatile regions.