Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has strongly criticized President Bola Tinubu , labeling his administration security architecture a nationwide failure. Recent attacks in Plateau State’s Bokkos Local Government Area have reignited concerns over the government’s ability to protect its citizens.
Security Concerns
- Repeated Killings: Atiku highlighted the alarming frequency of violent attacks, with many incidents going unreported during Tinubu administration.
- Failed Security Architecture: He emphasized that Tinubu’s security framework has proven ineffective in curbing violence and protecting lives and properties.
- Nationwide Phenomenon: Atiku described the situation as an endemic nationwide phenomenon, with Nigerians becoming desensitized to news of wanton killings ¹.
Call to Action
Atiku urged the Tinubu-led Federal Government to:
- Reconfigure Security Architecture: Overhaul the nation’s security framework to address the current security challenges.
- Protect Lives and Properties: Prioritize the protection of citizens’ lives and properties.
- Restore Confidence: Rebuild citizens’ trust in the government’s ability to ensure their safety.
The recent attacks in Bokkos Local Government Area have sparked widespread concern, with many Nigerians calling for improved security measures. The Plateau State Government has condemned the attacks and urged calm, while security agencies have been deployed to affected areas.
Former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar stated the Tinubu administration failure on security on his social media platform. “The failure of Bola Tinubu’s security architecture has now become an endemic nationwide phenomenon with repeated killings, more of which do not even make the headlines.”
*Nigerians are now being forced to get used to such news of wanton killings, and I again offer my condolences to the bereaved communities of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and the affected families.
I wish to restate my counsel to the Tinubu-led FG to reconfigure its security architecture to meet the needs of protecting the lives and properties of our people. -AA “
Meanwhile Atiku’s outburst is a concerned reaction to the series of senseless killings in Nigeria as the the death toll from the recent attack in Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State has risen to 50, with 40 additional bodies recovered on Wednesday and Thursday nights. Initially, a press statement signed by Farmasum Fuddang, chairman of Bokkos Cultural Development Council (BCDC), reported 10 fatalities across several communities, including Mangor Tamiso, Daffo, Manguna, Hurti, and Tadai. Again showing Tinubu weakness
In a telephone interview, Fuddang revealed that the community discovered more bodies, leading to the increased death toll. “We released the statement of the killing of the 10 people in the morning of Wednesday, from that morning we recovered 40 more bodies. We even buried them around 7pm on Thursday using torch light. It was the community that discovered the bodies of their loved ones,” he stated.
The Plateau State Government has condemned the attacks and urged calm, with a coordinated security response underway in affected areas. Commissioner for Information and Communication, Joyce Ramnap, expressed concern over renewed attacks, describing them as a setback to maintaining law and order.
Urgent Security Measures such as:
Deployment of security agencies to ensure normalcy returns
It is believed that arrests have been made to stem the situation
Strategic measures to enhance intelligence gathering, surveillance, and rapid response is important at this time.
Tensions have escalated in Plateau State following previous attacks, including a bloody assault on a majority Christian village during Christmas 2023 celebrations, resulting in approximately 200 fatalities, and another incident in May 2023 where around 40 people were killed and homes torched in Wase.
Residents are urged to exercise restraint and refrain from taking the law into their own hands.Support security efforts and utilize official channels for security concern and promote peace, unity, and lawful engagement