Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused the federal Government losing the gains of the fight against Boko Haram in the Northeast of Nigeria.
He condemned the bomb attack in Gwoza in Borno State in a post on his Verified Facebook page, where he also warned the FG not to allow the North East slide back into theater of terrorism.
Atiku said the President Bola Tinubu administration has failed to live up to expectation, accusing it of failing to consolidate on the gains security operatives have recorded so far.
Atiku expressed sadness over the development, saying the “ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the North-East.”
According to him, “The reported attack by suicide bombers at a wedding reception, funeral procession, and a hospital on Saturday stands condemned.
“It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect are being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline.
“It is thus important to call on the federal authorities to wake up to their responsibility and to make sure that the North-East does not slide back into a theatre of terrorism and extreme violence.”
The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Presidential Candidate in the last election also expressed condolences to the families of victims of these attacks, saying, “it is my prayer that God grants a peaceful repose to the souls of the departed.”
