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Insecurity Has Killed Over 63,000 Nigerians, Displaced Millions Since 1999 Return To Democracy, Group Says

As Nigeria marks 26 years of democracy, the WYSN stated that the country's democratic dispensation has been marred by betrayal.

 

Over 63,000 Nigerians have been killed in insecurity-related incidents since 1999, with millions displaced as refugees in their land, according to the Workers and Youth Solidarity Network (WYSN).

WYSN, in a statement issued on Wednesday, by its National Secretary, Comrade Iortyom Douglass Moses, attributed the escalating security crises to systemic inequalities perpetuated by capitalism.

"Over 63,000 lives have been lost to insecurity since 1999, with millions displaced as refugees in their own land," the group said. "These security challenges are not isolated but rooted in the systemic inequalities perpetuated by capitalism."

 

Titled: "26 Years of Democracy in Nigeria (1999–2025)", the group stated that mass poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy provide fertile ground for insurgencies and crime.

It lamented that kidnapping for ransom has now become a thriving industry, with no Nigerian safe any longer, whether in rural communities or urban centres.

"Mass poverty, unemployment, and illiteracy provide fertile ground for insurgencies and crime," the WYSN said.

The WYSN called for a comprehensive, people-centred approach to security that addresses poverty and inequality.

As Nigeria marks 26 years of democracy, the WYSN stated that the country's democratic dispensation has been marred by betrayal.

"We declare unequivocally that the promise of democracy has been betrayed by a parasitic ruling class whose greed, incompetence, and anti-people policies have plunged our nation into unprecedented crises," the group said.

The WYSN rejected the idea that this is the best democracy can offer and called for a socialist transformation of Nigeria.

"True democracy cannot exist under a capitalist system that prioritises profit over human needs," the group said.

The group demanded an end to neoliberal policies and nationalisation of key sectors under workers' control.

It called for “massive investment in education, healthcare, and infrastructure to meet the needs of the masses”.

In addition, the group called for a “comprehensive, people-centred approach to security that addresses poverty and inequality, prosecution of corrupt politicians and recovery of looted funds for public welfare”.

The group canvassed for democratic rights for all, including the “right to organise, protest, and demand accountability".

While the group saluted the resilience of Nigerian workers and youth who have resisted through strikes, mass protests, and movements like #EndSARS and #EndBadGovernance, it urged the unification of all progressive forces, which it described as the only way to build a socialist Nigeria.

It said, "These struggles point the way forward. We urge the unification of all progressive forces, including trade unions, student unions, community organisations, and socialist groups, into a mass working-class movement to challenge the capitalist state and build a mass workers' political alternative to wrest power from the present corrupt capitalist politicians who have taken over and continue to implement anti-poor, pro-rich policies.

“It is only by this that we can build a socialist Nigeria, where the abundant human and natural resources can be used for the needs of everyone."

 

 

Source: SAHARA REPORTERS

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  • Babatunde Aderibigbe
    published this page in News 2025-06-14 09:58:01 +0100