Former Anambra State governor and 2027 presidential candidate Peter Obi has criticised the Federal Government's handling of the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Oriire Local Government Area, Ogbomoso, Oyo State, stating that he would have personally entered the forest to rescue them if he were president.
Speaking on the security situation, Obi questioned why the victims were not rescued after several weeks.
"The President did not call the governor. What do you mean? 50 days! I would have been there in two days!" he said.
He insisted that the forest where the children were taken is within Nigeria and that decisive action should be taken to secure their release.
"Is the bush not in Nigeria? That bush they went in? The bush is in Nigeria! Everybody in that bush will come out! Everybody!"
Obi acknowledged that there could be casualties but maintained that rescue must be the priority.
"There might be casualties, but everybody will come out!" he said.
He also criticised the secrecy around security operations, arguing that arrested suspects should be publicly paraded and Nigerians kept informed.
"And it is time when we say we resolve something, we arrest some people, parade the people! Let people see them! What is happening?"
Recalling his time as Anambra governor, Obi said he confronted criminals and forced them out of the state.
"If you go today, Evans will tell you, at least that criminal, he said Peter Obi made them to leave Anambra."
He also mentioned several notorious criminals who died in Anambra during his tenure.
"No way! It's either I'm in charge or you people are in charge! I go home! One person must be in charge!"
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