A former Anambra State Governor, Peter Obi, has described the killing of one of the kidnapped teachers abducted during attacks on schools in Oyo State as not just a security challenge but a “failure of collective humanity”.

Obi’s reaction to the menace comes on the heels of President Bola Tinubu on Monday assuring that all victims abducted during the attack will be rescued.

Bandits invaded the Esiele community in Oriire Local Government Area of Oyo State last Friday, abducting staff, students, and pupils of Community Grammar School, Baptist Nursery and Primary School, and L.A. Primary School.

According to the statement, security operatives are working around the clock to rescue the victims and apprehend the bandits and their collaborators within the community.

Reacting to the incident and others, Obi, in a post on his X handle titled ‘A Nation Losing Its HUMANITY’ late Monday, decried the incident and tagged it a sign of moral and social decay.

“Some events shatter a society so deeply that words are no longer enough to express the shock; the brutal killing of a teacher and the horrific rape and murder of an elderly woman are among such tragedies.

“These are not isolated incidents but signs of deeper moral and social decay. How did we get here? How did we reach a point where teachers are hunted and killed, and the elderly—custodians of memory and wisdom—suffer such dehumanising violence?

“This is more than a security crisis; it is a failure of collective humanity. We have become desensitised, consuming tragedy briefly and moving on, allowing indifference to normalise the unacceptable”, he wrote.

He mourned the victims and demanded accountability and urgent systemic change.

“To the families affected, I share in your grief. But grief alone is not enough. We must demand accountability and urgent systemic change. If such atrocities no longer move us to action, then we risk losing our shared humanity”. (Channels TV)

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