Human rights activist and public commentator, Mahdi Shehu, has raised the alarm over the growing hunger crisis in Nigeria.
He warned that the situation has become visible, measurable and undeniable.
In a statement shared on X, Shehu blamed poor governance, greed, and incompetent leadership since 1999 for pushing millions of Nigerians into extreme poverty, starvation, and malnutrition.
“There is a direct, indirect, tangential and linear relationship between telling lies, deception and cheating. Whoever lies will cheat. Whoever cheats will lie and deceive,” he wrote, linking dishonesty in leadership to widespread suffering.
Shehu said millions of Nigerians, including men, women, and children, can no longer feed properly, with many also lacking access to healthcare and hygiene.
“The onset of hunger in Nigeria is visible, measurable and undeniable such that if the epidemic of hunger finally explodes, Somalia and Sudan’s hunger crisis will be a child’s play,” he warned.
He accused politicians and public office holders of pretending that the hunger crisis does not exist, stressing that such denial could backfire.
“Active politicians along with elected and other public office holders that are pretending away hunger in Nigeria will have themselves to blame when the inevitable happens,” Shehu said.
He further cautioned that if urgent action is not taken, the country could face chaos. “It will be a situation better described as: everybody for himself, God for us all, survival of the fittest and devil take the hindmost.”
Hunger in Nigeria undeniable – Mahdi Shehu laments
