Popular on-air personality and rapper Nnamdi Nwabasili, widely known as N6, has raised a grave alarm over the state of insecurity in Nigeria, declaring that the country is already at war — even if many citizens have yet to realize it.
His remarks come in the wake of a tragic incident in Benue State, where over 200 people were reportedly killed in a brutal attack on Yelwata, a community in the Guma Local Government Area. The massacre has sparked nationwide outrage and renewed concerns over the government’s handling of security.
Reacting to the situation in a video shared on his TikTok page, N6 condemned the silence and inaction surrounding ongoing violence across rural parts of the country.
“Let me tell you something — whether you want to accept it or not — Nigeria is at war. Nigerians just don’t know it yet,” he said.
According to the OAP, most Nigerians misunderstand what modern warfare looks like because of how it’s portrayed in movies.
“People think war is like a football match where two opposing sides line up and fight in a clear battlefield. But that’s not how real conflict works. The war started around 2016 or 2017. The only reason most Nigerians haven’t felt it is because they live in cities like Lagos, Abuja, and other state capitals.”
He added that residents in rural and remote areas have been living through what amounts to a low-intensity war for years.
“Nigeria has been at war officially since 2016. The only reason some people don’t see it is because it hasn’t reached their doorstep. People are waiting for a formal declaration of war before they believe it’s real — but ask those in the villages, they’ve been living it,” he concluded.
N6’s comments have stirred conversations online, amplifying calls for urgent and decisive action to address the escalating violence across Nigeria’s hinterlands.
