…Mocks APC For Fighting Opposition Instead Of Insecurity
Former President Atiku Abubakar has said that the resurgence of killings in the North-Central shows the failure of President Bola Tinubu’s federal government to secure the lives and property of the citizens.
Atiku stated that what is happening in the region has clearly shown that Tinubu’s administration has abandoned the region to bloodshed, and mocked the ruling party for fighting opposition instead of insecurity.
The former President, in a press statement on Tuesday by his media office, stated that Kwara State, which was once safe, is now a hotspot of bandit and kidnap attacks.
The statement reads, “Niger State has seen militants attack military bases, murder soldiers, and even massacre worshippers in a mosque. Plateau and Benue States 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. This is a monumental failure in the basic duty of securing lives and property.
“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, security forces failed to act and even blamed the victims. The silence of the APC leadership is proof of complicity.”
He added, “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 Nigerian Police: you’re funded by taxpayers, not by the APC. Your duty is to remain neutral, fair, and constitutional. Anything less is a betrayal of public trust.”
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