Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the resurgence of killings and in Plateau and Borno states.
Atiku who was reacting to the recent killings in the two states on his official X account on Tuesday, said insecurity was worsening under President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The former presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) in the 2023 elections, condemned the Sunday attacks in the Zike community, in the Kimakpa area of Kwali district, Bassa Local Government Area, Plateau State, where at least 49 persons were killed.
The Sunday killings come on the heels of an earlier one in Bokkos Local Government Area.
“I am deeply saddened and alarmed by the resurgence of violent attacks in Plateau State, particularly the recent killings in Zike community in the Kimakpa area of Kwali district, Bassa Local Government Area, where at least 47 innocent lives were lost on Sunday.
“This tragedy, coming just days after a similar attack in Bokkos LGA, is a grim reminder of the worsening state of security in our country,” Atiku said.
He accused Tinubu of failing to protect lives and property.
“It is regrettable and entirely unacceptable that these Nigerians had to lose their lives as a result of the incompetence of the Tinubu-led administration.
“The protection of lives and property is the primary responsibility of any government. Unfortunately, President Tinubu has failed these citizens and continues to fail them”, Atiku stated.
He also decried the resurgence of Boko Haram in Borno State, citing the alarms Governor Babagana Zulum and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, raised as a proof of a deteriorating security situation.
“I also condemn the escalating wave of terrorist attacks in Borno State, which, according to Governor Babagana Zulum and the Shehu of Borno, Abubakar Ibn Umar Garbai El-Kanemi, has resulted in the loss of lives and territory to insurgents.
These disturbing developments underscore the total collapse of the current administration’s security policy and architecture”, he added.
According to Atiku, the failure to prosecute known terrorists has emboldened their activities across the country.
He urged swift and decisive judicial action to hold perpetrators accountable.
