Killings, abductions politically engineered to make Tinubu fail — Orji Kalu claims sinister plot behind nationwide violence
Former Abia State governor and serving senator, Orji Uzor Kalu, has sensationally claimed that the wave of killings and mass abductions sweeping across Nigeria is no coincidence — insisting it is a politically-orchestrated campaign designed to make President Bola Tinubu fail.
Speaking to journalists, Kalu alleged that powerful politicians, working hand-in-hand with foreign backers, are sponsoring bandits and terror gangs to destabilise the government ahead of the 2027 elections. But he stopped short of naming the alleged masterminds.
“What we are seeing is routine during election seasons,” he said. “People try to pressure the government in power, and when you have an election coming, all kinds of things start happening. It happened during President Jonathan’s time — huge pressure from orchestrated insecurity.”
According to the senator, domestic political spoilers and elements of the “international community” are fuelling chaos to portray Nigeria as unstable and President Tinubu as weak. “The terrorists and the bandits are orchestrated by some members of the international community and local people who want to destabilise the government,” he insisted.
Despite the turmoil, Kalu said Tinubu had shown he was “equal to the task”, noting that the president had cancelled all engagements to focus on the worsening security crisis. “He is facing it head-on. Those abducted girls will be recovered,” he assured.
The former governor also linked the surge in violence to recent remarks by US President Donald Trump about killings in Nigeria, suggesting that political players were exploiting Trump’s comments to stoke unrest. “These people are missionaries bought by politicians… centred on destabilising a president who is trying to revamp the economy,” he said.
Kalu added that Tinubu was having “sleepless nights” over the situation but praised the president’s decision to withdraw police officers attached to VIPs, describing it as long overdue. He also called for stronger cooperation between Abuja and Washington. “We need that partnership,” he said.
Nigeria has been rocked by a string of brutal attacks in recent weeks. Twenty-five schoolgirls were abducted from a Kebbi secondary school last Monday, with the school’s vice-principal murdered in the assault. Over 300 pupils were also kidnapped in Niger State, though dozens later escaped. In Kwara, gunmen stormed a Christ Apostolic Church service, killing three worshippers and abducting 38 others — all of whom have now regained freedom.