Veteran Nollywood actress Hilda Dokubo has called on President Bola Tinubu to show empathy and take action over worsening insecurity in Nigeria. In a video posted on X on Thursday, Dokubo criticised the disconnect between the protected lives of public officials and the suffering of ordinary citizens. She pointed to the armoured vehicles, armed escorts, and secured offices enjoyed by leaders, contrasting them with the vulnerability of Nigerians facing kidnappings and violent attacks. "You live a great life. You drive in armoured vehicles escorted on both sides by armed security men. Your office has an armoured door and long security queues before you can be seen," she said. Dokubo argued that this separation prevents leaders from feeling the pain of citizens. She rejected symbolic references, such as the biblical story of Abraham and Isaac cited by the President, as insufficient for communities facing real danger. Farmers losing access to farmlands due to insecurity need protection, she stressed. "The farmers who lose their farmlands daily do not need your distance. They need empathy and they need action. They need you to be able to protect the land," she said. Dokubo also highlighted the abduction of schoolchildren, describing footage of a child tied with stones as heartbreaking. "The children who were tied up, did you see that child? The one tied up with stone, tied to his back, his legs and his hands tied together. How can that not move you, Mr President?" she asked. She expressed sorrow for parents living in fear of losing their children to kidnappers. "May no parent go through this fear, this fear of knowing that they may be the ones to bury their children or worse, not even see the corpse of their children," she said. Dokubo warned that no one is immune, urging those who dismiss the crisis to recognise its severity. "Let all those who say this insecurity has always been here know that one day it might be their turn," she stated.
Hilda Dokubo highlights the irony of leaders citing faith while shielded from the violence afflicting ordinary Nigerians. Her reference to armoured vehicles and secured offices underscores how physical protection deepens political detachment. When a child is tied with stones and dragged, empathy cannot be outsourced to scripture. The President's response, or lack of one, will define whose pain counts.
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