Former presidential candidate and political strategist, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim , has raised a grave alarm over Nigeria’s worsening secu...
Former presidential candidate and political strategist, Dr. Gbenga Olawepo-Hashim, has raised a grave alarm over Nigeria’s worsening security crisis, claiming that a dangerous coalition of globally-linked terror groups is actively working to establish a Parallel State within the country’s borders.
Olawepo-Hashim made this known on Thursday while reacting to the recent massacre of over 200 civilians in Yelewata, Guma Local Government Area of Benue State, describing the killings as “another tragic reminder of a growing insurgency that Nigeria can no longer afford to ignore.”
“What we are witnessing is not isolated violence,” he said, “but a coordinated effort by a mortal alliance of terror groups whose goal is to carve out a State within Nigeria.”
He described the attacks as evidence of a more adaptive and sophisticated insurgency, expanding far beyond traditional hotspots. While Benue and the Northeast remain under siege, Olawepo-Hashim warned that large swathes of the Northwest — including Zamfara, Kebbi, Kaduna, and parts of Katsina — are now fully embroiled in deadly insecurity, with local communities suffering unimaginable losses.
Beyond these regions, he raised concerns about the insurgency’s creeping infiltration into the North Central and even the Southern zones, calling on the Federal Government to adopt decentralized security architecture, including State and Local Police formations, to combat the threats more effectively.
“The refusal of the government to implement proven solutions suggests either gross negligence or deliberate complicity,” he said.
He also criticized the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC), saying:
“Since 2014, the APC has found the strategy to win elections, but they have not found—or pretend not to find—the strategy to end insecurity and poverty.”
Olawepo-Hashim lamented Nigeria’s perceived weakening of institutional strength under the current administration, recalling a time when Nigeria stood tall in Africa’s military diplomacy.
“Nigeria is not such a weak State as her current rulers are making it look. The question now is whether our leaders have the will and patriotism to save the country.”
Concluding his statement with a call to unity, he urged Nigerians across ethnic, religious, and political divides to rise above party lines and take collective action to prevent national collapse.
“This is a defining moment for our country. We must act now or risk losing the republic to a violent, extremist alternative. May God save and bless Nigeria.”
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