Nigeria’s opposition figure and former Labour Party presidential candidate, Peter Obi, has tasked President Bola Tinubu’s government to swiftly identify, expose and prosecute politicians and military personnel collaborating with Boko Haram terrorists.

Mr Obi’s call follows the recent allegation by Borno State Governor Babagana Zulum that some politicians and military officers serve as informants to Boko Haram terrorists.

Mr Zulum, in an interview on News Central’s Breakfast Central on Wednesday, accused Nigerian soldiers and politicians of working for Boko Haram. His statement comes amid the resurgence of Boko Haram, a terrorist group that has been terrorising the North-East for over a decade.

Hailing Mr Zulum for speaking the truth to power, Mr Obi charged the Nigerian government to treat the revelation with the utmost urgency.

“The federal government must treat this revelation with the utmost urgency; words are not enough,” Mr Obi said in a statement on Thursday. “The silence and inaction that often greet such explosive disclosures only serve to embolden the enemies within.”

The politician described Mr Zulum’s outcry as shocking and devastating: “And if true, it confirms what many Nigerians have long feared: that our country is bleeding not only from external attacks but from betrayal at the highest levels.”

Mr Obi labelled as traitors of Nigeria, citizens collaborating with terrorists and called for their immediate prosecution.

“Let me say without hesitation: anyone who aids, abets, protects, or collaborates with terrorists, no matter their rank, title, or political office, is a traitor to the Federal Republic of Nigeria. Such individuals have no place in our institutions and must be identified, exposed, and prosecuted without delay,” he stated.

The Labour Party chieftain noted, “The country cannot win the war against terrorism while traitors sit in the corridors of power, feeding off the blood of innocent Nigerians,” saying the situation exemplifies moral collapse in the country.