Nigeria: State of Insecurity Nigeria Must Not Break Up - OBJ, IBB

30 July 2012

Lagos — Former Presidents Olusegun Obasanjo and Ibrahim Babangida have made a joint appeal for peace in the land, saying that the daily loss of innocent lives in the country was an unbearable burden that could inevitably shatter the fabrics of the nation's existence.

The appeal contained in a joint statement issued by the two former leaders, yesterday, noted with regret what they described as the increasing cynicism clouding the thinking of many Nigerians who are hounded by fear, frustration and the failure of government across all levels to protect them.

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