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SFEI ISSUES 10-DAY ULTIMATUM TO FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, THREATENS LEGAL ACTION AT AFRICAN COURT OVER STATE-ENGINEERED INSECURITY AND ECONOMIC STRANGULATION

Civil Society Group Demands Immediate Crash of Food and Fuel Prices, Accuses Government of Using Hunger as a Political Weapon

ABUJA, NIGERIA – June 7, 2026 – The Social Freedom and Empowerment Initiative (SFEI), a leading civil society organization, has issued a blistering 10-day ultimatum to the Federal Government of Nigeria, demanding an immediate end to the nation’s spiraling insecurity and a drastic reduction in the cost of living. In a damning open letter released today, the group accused the government of a deliberate dereliction of its constitutional duty and threatened to file a formal complaint at the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights if its demands are not met by June 17, 2026.

The SFEI, under the leadership of Kabiru Suleiman Saje, declared that the government has “severed its contract with the people,” citing the daily abductions of citizens and the unprecedented economic hardship that has seen the price of cooking gas soar to nearly ₦2,300 in Abuja.

“Nigerians are not just killed; they are abducted from their homes, schools, and farms in broad daylight and marched into the bush, turned into commodities in a brutal economy of kidnap and ransom,” the statement read. “The silence from Aso Rock is not just deafening; it is a complicit roar that emboldens the marauders. While our children are torn from their classrooms, the government’s singular, obsessive focus remains the political chess game for the next election cycle.”

Constitutional Violation and the Use of Hunger as a Political Tool

In the strongly worded communiqué themed “Amplifying Voices, Building Bridges: From Local Action to Global Influence,” SFEI anchored its accusations on Section 14(2)(b) of the 1999 Constitution, which declares the security and welfare of the people as the primary purpose of government, and Section 16(2)(d), which mandates the State to provide suitable and adequate food for all citizens.

The organization further argued that the government is deliberately manufacturing a crisis of mass vulnerability. “By allowing the prices of PMS, Diesel, food staples like rice and maize, and all vital commodities to skyrocket unchecked, the government is engineering a state of mass vulnerability. The depraved logic is clear: starve the populace into submission, so they are desperate enough to sell their democratic birthright for a bag of rice during an election,” Saje stated.

The group described the paradox of gas station closures and skyrocketing prices in an oil-producing nation with three government-owned refineries as “an obscenity of scarcity in the midst of plenty” and a monument to “dysfunctionality that bleeds public funds while offering zero public benefit.”

International Legal Pathways and Visa Ban Call

Citing Article 4 of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights, which guarantees the inviolability of human life, SFEI has outlined a clear legal pathway if the 10-day ultimatum lapses.
The demands include:
1. A public, televised state of emergency on insecurity with a complete security sector overhaul.
2. An immediate executive order to crash the prices of PMS, Diesel, and staple foods.
3. The immediate commencement of operations at national refineries.

Should the government fail to act by June 17, SFEI vows to file a formal complaint at the  African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights  in Arusha. The organization will also submit evidence to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) , the  UN Special Rapporteur on the right to food, and the  International Criminal Court (ICC) , arguing that the engineered economic hardship and insecurity may constitute crimes against humanity.

In an unusual and provocative demand, SFEI called on the United Nations, World Bank, IMF, and all international NGOs  to immediately stop issuing travel visas to Nigerian government officials. “Their international junkets are a callous, gluttonous distraction. They must be grounded within this traumatized nation until they feel the heat they have created,” the release demanded.

A Call to Nigerian Activists

SFEI concluded its statement with a call to arms for all Nigerian activists and citizens, urging them to intensify peaceful pressure on the government.
“We are building the most critical bridge of all: the one that carries the local cries of a suffering people directly to the court of global justice. The government has 10 days. The clock is ticking,” the statement declared.

Kabiru Suleiman Saje
Lead Spokesperson, Social Freedom and Empowerment Initiative (SFEI)
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