A youth group, under the auspices of the Nigeria Youth Forum (NYF), has generated a serious alarm on Nigeria's security crisis, warning that the country is moving dangerously in a state of anarchy as citizens continue to pay the price due to the government's lack of breach of acting decisively.
The forum, in a statement signed by its national president, Comrade Toriah Olajide Filani, in Abuja on Wednesday, described on Wednesday the Nigeria security crisis as continuous murders in Benue, Zamfara, Katsina, Born and Plateau states, along with the emerging terrorist groups in the state of Kwara, as a coordinated assault on national stability.
The group directly rejected the Security Summit proposed by the National Assembly, describing it as not only a repetitive movement but also ineffective that has never produced significant results.
He affirmed that if President Bola Tinubu dismissed a general officer on command (Goc) or the police commissioner about the security crisis in his command area, others would have prepared.
According to Filani, “we have no confidence in the Security Summit proposed by the National Assembly. It will clarify another round of interview programs and hollow communications.
“If the president had dismissed only a enjoyment or the police commissioner about the atrocities in these states, others would have sat now.”
The group said that Nigeria was bleeding and that those confident in protecting lives and properties seemed more concerned about political maneuvers than to confront the national emergency.
“Nigeria is bleeding while our leaders pursue the shadows. Every week, the country immerses itself in fresh chaos and all we get are recycled press statements and condolence messages,” the group lamented.
To emphasize its presentation, the group cited a recent BBC Hausa report, which revealed that no less than 3,610 Nigerians were killed by bandits and the insurgents of Boko Haram between January and March 2025.
He declared that, according to the report, the state of Niger registered the largest number of deaths with 631 murdered people, 251 kidnapped in 178 separate attacks. Zamfara continued with 585 deaths, 918 kidnappings and 250 attacks.
“In the state of Borno, 514 people were killed, 357 kidnapped and 397 registered attacks. Katsina witnessed 341 murders and 495 kidnappings in 247 incidents, while Kaduna registered 106 deaths and 128 violent attacks. Sokoto and Kebbi states also suffered 184 deaths in the same period,” Filani. FILANI.
According to the group, the additional data of the National Statistics Office (NBS) put the total number of Nigerians killed in the last year in more than 614,000, with 2.2 million kidnapped throughout the country.
“Similarly, the figures of the location data project and armed conflict events (ACLED), analyzed by Times Premium, revealed that between May, 2023 and May, only 2024, 4,556 deaths and 7,086 kidnappings occurred between the six geopolitical areas of Nigeria and the territories of the Federal Capital.
“The northwest led with 1,475 deaths and 4,343 kidnappings, closely followed by the center-northern that recorded 1,444 deaths, mainly of bandider, communal clashes and violence related to the cult, together with 1,321 kidnapping.
“In the northeast, at least 819 people were killed and 688 kidnapped 408 violent incidents. The South-South zone had 336 deaths and 295 kidnappings, while the southeast witnessed 310 deaths and 214 kidnappings.
“In the southwest, 172 deaths were recorded along with 225 kidnappings during the period under review,” said the group.
He added that another Beacon Consulting report stated that 13,346 Nigerians were killed and 9,207 kidnapped in 667 of 774 areas of the local government between May 2023 and September 2024.
The group pointed out that while talking on the floor of the House of Representatives, the member who represents Damboa, Gwoza and Chibok, the federal constituency of the state of Born, the honorable Ahmadu Jaha, denounced the resurgence of Boko Haram and Iswap and revealed that the insurgent now deploy more advanced armed drones than those of the Arsenal of the Arsenal of the Arsenal of the Negian.
“At one time, 22 of the 27 areas of the local government of the state of Borno were under terrorist control,” the group summoned Jaha.
He added that “if we do not act decisively now, Nigeria runs the risk of collapsing that empires such as Rome, whose leaders ignored the threat until it was too late.”
The forum echoed its concerns, describing recent attacks in UROMI (Edo), Jos (Plateau) and parts of Kaduna as clear signs of an expanding war and affirmed that what began as Chocas de Farmers has evolved in highly coordinated attacks by foreign mercenaries and well -armed band networks.