Former presidential aide on social media, Reno Omokri, has called the 2023 presidential candidate of the Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi out over his silence in the killing of policemen and vigilantes in the southeast.
In a post on his official X account, @RenoOmokri said @PeterObi is always quick to react whenever it happens in other regions of the country but silent on the atrocities of the Eastern Security Network, ESN, in the southeast region.
He said: “When soldiers were killed in Delta State on March 16, 2024, Peter Obi immediately condemned the incident and called for SPEEDY action against the killers the same day. When there were killings of civilians and soldiers in Plateau on December 26, 2023, Mr Obi instantly condemned the act and called for a rapid response on the same day.
“But a whole week after two policemen and three neighbourhood watch vigilantes were killed by suspected IPOB/ESN, Peter Obi has remained silent. Not even a squeak.
“And that is the pattern with Obi. If it occurs in the North or Southwest, Peter will join Oby Ezekwesili and the two of them will dance the waltz naked in public. But if it happens in Igboland, their lips are sealed.
“Betta Edu is accused by political opponents and Obi calls for serious investigation. Honourable Dominic Okafor is allegedly fingered by Binance for a $150 million bribe, and Obi is missing in action. Demolition in Lagos is “ethnic baiting”. But demolition in Anambra gets no reaction. Second Niger Bridge is good for Obi. However, the Lagos-Calabar Coastal Highway is bad. Deborah Samuel’s murder in Sokoto is ‘heinous’, but the burning of Chinedu and Omama in Onitsha gets no mention.
“I repeat, Obi lacks the nationalism and patriotism to treat all Nigerians equally. That is why he went to Kaduna and defended ESN. The same ESN that he has refused to condemn after their latest Enugu killings.”