Atiku Abubakar criticises President Bola Tinubu over rising insecurity in Nigeria.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has accused President Bola Tinubu of failing to confront Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, declaring that the government is “governing by obituary statements.”
Atiku made the remarks while reacting to the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers in Ogbomoso, Oyo State, and the killing of residents in Katsina State.
In a statement released Tuesday by his media aide, Phrank Shaibu, the former vice president describes the incidents as signs of a collapsing security system and weak leadership
Turning Communities into Graveyards
“At a time when armed criminals are abducting schoolchildren, slaughtering innocent citizens, and turning communities into graveyards, President Tinubu’s response remains the same tired ritual: condemn the killings, threaten that the perpetrators will face the ‘full wrath of the law,’ and then wait for the next massacre,” the statement read.
Atiku said Nigerians are growing tired of repeated condemnations unaccompanied by decisive action. “President Tinubu must stop governing by obituary statements.
“Enough of the recycled outrage. Enough of the empty threats. Nigerians are dying, and this government keeps responding with press releases,” he said.
Emboldened Criminal Groups
He warned that recurring attacks on schools and communities have emboldened criminal groups across the country.
“A President who only finds his voice after blood has been spilt is not leading but presiding over failure,” Atiku stated.
The former vice president said the Ogbomoso abduction and killings in Katsina reflect a wider national security crisis where armed groups now operate “with terrifying confidence.”
“When terrorists can invade schools, abduct children and teachers, butcher pregnant women, sack entire communities, and disappear without consequence, it is because the authority of the state has collapsed,” he added.
Nigeria has continued to witness kidnappings, bandit attacks and mass killings, particularly across the North-West and North-Central regions, despite repeated assurances from the Federal Government that security agencies are making progress.
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Ogbomoso incident
The Ogbomoso incident has also revived fears over the safety of schools, recalling previous mass abductions in Kaduna State, Zamfara State and Niger State.
Atiku further accused the government of focusing more on controlling public narratives than preventing attacks.
“If this government is indeed more interested in censoring evidence of mass killings than in preventing the killings themselves, then that is not merely incompetence, it is cruelty of the highest order,” he said.
He called for the immediate rescue of abducted victims, stronger security operations in vulnerable communities and a complete overhaul of Nigeria’s security architecture.
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