Nigerians fighting themselves instead of Tinubu – Aisha Yesufu

Activist Aisha Yesufu has criticised Nigerians for turning against one another instead of holding President Bola Tinubu’s administration accountable for the ongoing killings in the country.

In a post on X on Tuesday, Yesufu said the government had successfully diverted public anger, noting that citizens were now fighting over the identities of victims rather than demanding an end to the violence.

Yesufu faulted what she described as religious and tribal bias in the public reaction to insecurity, stating that many Nigerians only express outrage when victims share their faith or ethnicity.

The activist urged Nigerians to take responsibility and demand accountability from the government, rather than waiting for foreign powers to act.

She said, “I give it to the illegitimate administration of Mr Bola Ahmed Tinubu. He has gotten defeated people fighting themselves instead of fighting him and his illegitimate administration over the killings in Nigeria.

“Imagine the fight is over who are being killed rather than that citizens are being killed.

“For those with religious bigotry, they see only when those they practice the same religion are killed. For those with tribal bigotry, it is only when their tribal people are killed that they see deaths.

“I have said it many times, that you need to be strategically killed for your death to matter in Nigeria.

“If people are telling you that there is a Christian genocide in Nigeria who are you to tell them there is none? Are you one of the dead victims?

“If you have your numbers to show that Muslims are also being killed or traditional worshippers are being killed why don’t you also get your own people or allies to declare that there is Muslim genocide or traditional worshippers genocide and let more attention be put by the world on the killings in Nigeria?

“Is an end to the killings not what we want?

“As for Nigerians who would always abdicate their responsibility and are fixated over the US declaring a Christian genocide in Nigeria after the declaration what?

“What are you doing to ensure that the killings are stopped? Don’t hide and say you are helpless, you are not. You are an active player! You vote, you have a voice!

“What have you used both for? Sit down in a quiet corner and ask yourself what have you done to ensure the killings stop!”