{"id":241184,"date":"2026-02-06T07:31:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/its-deeply-troubling-senator-natasha-reacts-to-kwara-killings\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T07:31:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T07:31:02","slug":"its-deeply-troubling-senator-natasha-reacts-to-kwara-killings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/its-deeply-troubling-senator-natasha-reacts-to-kwara-killings\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cIt\u2019s deeply troubling\u201d Senator Natasha reacts to Kwara killings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The Senator representing Kogi Central senatorial District, Natsaha Akpoti-Uduaghan has described the continued killing of Nigerians especially in Kwara State as deeply troubling and unacceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Reacting to the recent killing of over 70 people in Kaiama, Kwara State by some bandits, Akpoti-Uduaghan said the repeated bloodshed is one too many.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Also expressing heartfelt sympathy to the families of the victims and affected communities, the lawmaker warned that these attacks and killings pose a serious threat to national peace and stability.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She urged the government at all levels to take urgent, decisive action against these bandits and their activities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe persistent killings of innocent Nigerians are unacceptable and deeply troubling. My heart goes out to the families who have been plunged into grief by these senseless acts. Protecting lives and ensuring justice must be non-negotiable. <\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThe safety of our citizens should always be the highest priority of government,\u201d Akpoti-Uduaghan said.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Also calling for the implementation of coordinated and effective measures to curb the rising tide of insecurity across the country, Akpoti-Uduaghan said a swift and transparent investigation into the Kwara attacks is essential to ensure accountability and restore public confidence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThose responsible for these attacks must be identified and brought to justice without delay. Impunity only emboldens criminal elements and deepens the suffering of our people.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">\u201cThese killings underscore the urgent need for a more effective and people-centred security architecture,\u201d she stated. \u201cOur communities deserve to live without fear, and government at all levels must rise to this responsibility,\u201d she added.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The lawmaker further reassured Nigerians of her commitment to advocating policies and interventions that will enhance security nationwide.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">She insisted that no nation can truly progress or prosper while its citizens live under constant threat.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senator representing Kogi Central senatorial District, Natsaha Akpoti-Uduaghan has described the continued killing of Nigerians especially in Kwara State as deeply troubling and unacceptable. Reacting to the recent killing of over 70 people in Kaiama, Kwara State by some bandits, Akpoti-Uduaghan said the repeated bloodshed is one too many. Also expressing heartfelt sympathy to [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":239407,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5],"tags":[235,3176,3177,1377,519,1838],"class_list":["post-241184","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-politics","tag-bandits","tag-kaiama-in-kwara","tag-kwara-killings","tag-kwara-state","tag-natasha-akpoti-uduaghan","tag-terrorism"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"amp_enabled":true,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/Natasha-Akpoti-Uduaghan-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241184","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=241184"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/241184\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/239407"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=241184"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=241184"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abiaradiostations.com.ng\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=241184"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}