Veteran Nigerian entertainer and activist, Charles Oputa, popularly known as Charly Boy, has penned an open letter to President Bola Tinubu, urging him to take immediate action to address the growing insecurity and hardship ravaging the country.

In a heartfelt post shared on his X (formerly Twitter) handle, Charly Boy appealed to the President to “rescue Nigeria” before things spiral completely out of control.

He lamented that for years, Nigerians had protested, begged, and cried for change, but their pleas had gone unanswered while citizens continued to suffer from violence, hunger, and neglect.

“Dear Jagaban (Mr President), I don yab you, I don tire. If I ever insult you, please forgive me. I am only a frustrated Nigerian who believes we can do way better than we are doing presently, because the youths of this country deserve a new Nigeria of their dreams,” Charly Boy wrote.

He described Nigeria as “bleeding from every corner,” lamenting the high rate of killings, kidnappings, and poverty that have become a daily reality for millions of citizens.

“Our children dey die for their mama hand, our men dey miss for road wey no get end. The rate wey men dey take die these days dey fear me. We don beg for security, for small peace, for life wey make sense, but somehow, na una own easy life go always get priority pass our pain.”

Referencing U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent comments about Nigeria’s security crisis, Charly Boy criticized the government for only reacting when pressured by foreign voices.

“So na until Trump use him microphone talk our pain before e get value? Mr President, I dey ask you, you go finally act now or you go still wait till another tragedy trend before una remember say Nigerians dey alive?”

The activist stressed that the situation was not about religion or ethnicity, but a deep divide between “the greedy rich Nigerians and the poverty-stricken Nigerians.”

“North dey cry, South dey hungry, East and West no better pass. Everywhere dey choke. Some people never chop for days. Families dey run from home just to stay alive.”

Concluding his message, Charly Boy urged Tinubu to take urgent steps to restore peace and dignity to Nigerians:

“Mr President, the time to act no be tomorrow, no be next week — na now. Leadership suppose protect life, no be only issue statement. Water don pass garri. Nigeria don sawa.”