Nigeria, April 16 -- A group, Resource Centre for Human Rights and Civic Education (CHRICED), has warned that Nigeria is sliding into a full-scale national emergency marked by deepening insecurity, economic hardship, and what it described as a dangerous erosion of democratic value.

At a press conference in Abuja on Tuesday, the organisation's Executive Director, Ibrahim Zikirullahi, painted a grim picture of a nation under severe strain, where citizens face fear, hunger, and disillusionment amid what he called a breakdown of the social contract between the government and the people.

Anchoring his remarks on the enduring warning of Chinua Achebe that democracy requires both moral leadership and an engaged citizenry, Mr Zikirullahi said t...