Veteran music producer ID Cabasa has strongly criticized the Federal Government over worsening national insecurity, accusing authorities of failing to take decisive action against persistent killings, banditry, and terrorism.
In an emotional video shared on his Instagram page, the 50-year-old—born Olumide Ogunade—expressed deep sadness over what he describes as the normalization of violence among citizens.
He lamented that Nigerians have adjusted to “the darkness that has covered this country,” likening the public’s tolerance of ongoing violence to a frog slowly boiling in water.
“It is so sad now that we have gotten used to evil. Nigerians have gotten used to the killing; we have adjusted to the darkness that has covered this country.
“The government of the day is not taking action and it is so sad that when we are even supposed to speak up, people pick political divides,” he said.
ID Cabasa also faulted Nigerians for what he described as the tendency to politicise and tribalise conversations surrounding insecurity rather than unite against the crisis.
“We make these things political, we make it religious, ethnic, tribal, and I am saying this, the devil is devouring us in Nigeria, evil is devouring us in Nigeria, and it is so sad.
“Whatever name they call it, banditry and terrorism are eating us in Nigeria,” he said.
The producer expressed concern over the growing fear among citizens, particularly parents who now worry about the safety of their children in schools.
“They are taking our loved ones, parents are no longer at ease sending their kids to school, an innocent teacher was beheaded, a woman was carrying her child and was praying that he should not die, a child who was already dead.
“The next minute, another challenge will come online, where people start to work on trends,” he added.
ID Cabasa further warned that Nigerians had become too distracted by entertainment and online trends while violence continued to spread across the country.
“Comic relief, and we keep readjusting like frogs in boiling water. If there is a darkness over Nigeria whether it is from the government or any forces that it is coming from, it needs to be broken. Nigerians, if you have a voice, speak up. This thing is getting close to home,” he said.
The veteran producer openly questioned the government’s apparent helplessness, pointing out that while foreign leaderships respond emphatically to terror attacks, Nigeria continues to offer rehabilitation to perpetrators who have caused devastation to families.
“The way I have been feeling the last few days regarding the killings, it is as if these terror guys are even the ones in government, because you cannot tell me that the government can be this helpless. People died, and nothing solid has actually come from the government,” he said.
“I see when some of these things happen in the United States, the emphatic way that the presidency will talk that ‘we will come after you, get you and we will gun you down’. But what do we do? We get to rehabilitate these same guys who have caused mayhem, caused families to cry.”
“That has caused pain. We will say that we are rehabilitating them, that we are bringing them back into the system. Nigerian government, do something about this.”
