Atiku Condemns Insurgence in North-central, Accuses Tinubu of Abandoning Zone

Chuks Okocha in Abuja

Former Vice President and chieftain of the African Democratic Congress (ADC) Atiku Abubukar has condemned the increasing insurgence in the north-central, stating that it is an indication that President Bola Tinubu has abandoned the zone.
In a statement he signed, Atiku said the resurgence of killings in the zone portended a monumental failure in the basic duty of securing lives and property by the government.
“Kwara, once safe, is now a hotspot of bandit and kidnap attacks. Niger State has seen militants attack military bases, murder of soldiers, and even massacre of worshippers in a mosque. Plateau and Benue continue to bury their dead while the federal government looks away.’
‘’By May this year, just two years of Tinubu’s rule, over 10,000 lives had been lost in Northern states, with Benue accounting for more than half. Since then, mass killings continue weekly, while the government pretends nothing is wrong,” he maintained.
According to him, instead of fighting insecurity, the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) is fighting the opposition using thugs, infiltrators, and hired hooligans to break up political meetings in Kaduna, Kebbi, and Ogun.
In each case, he stated that security forces failed to act and even blamed the victims, maintaining that the silence of the APC leadership is proof of complicity.
‘’Let it be clear: violence is a vicious circle that will eventually consume those who use it. Any politician who needs violence to win is desperate, unpopular, and dangerous to democracy.
“We remind the Nigeria Police: you are funded by taxpayers, not by the APC. Your duty is to remain neutral, fair, and constitutional. Anything less is betrayal of public trust,” he concluded.