Atiku Slams FG Over Worsening Insecurity As Bandits Sack Kwara Village
Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government over worsening insecurity in the country.
Atiku, while reacting to the recent surge in kidnapping and killing, particularly in Kwara State, where bandits have reportedly sacked a community in Patigi Local Government Area, lamented what he described as the administration’s “monumental failure” to protect citizens.
In a statement on his Facebook page on Tuesday, Atiku, warned that violence in the North-Central had reached alarming levels.
He said, “The resurgence of killings in the North-Central shows clearly that the Tinubu administration has abandoned the region to bloodshed. Kwara, once safe, is now a hotspot of bandit and kidnap attacks. Niger State has seen militants attack military bases, murder soldiers, and even massacre worshippers in a mosque. Plateau and Benue continue to bury their dead while the Federal Government looks away.”
Atiku noted that by May 2025, just two years into Tinubu’s presidency, over 10,000 lives had been lost in northern states, with Benue accounting for more than half.
He added that killings and abductions had persisted weekly, while the government “pretends nothing is wrong.”
“Instead of fighting insecurity, the ruling 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 said.
Atiku also called out the Nigerian Police, warning them against partisanship.
“You are funded by taxpayers, not by the APC. Your duty is to remain neutral, fair, and constitutional. Anything less is betrayal of public trust,” he stated.
His comments came amid reports that residents of Ndanakun village in Patigi LGA have deserted their homes after repeated bandit attacks.
A native of the area, a retiree who pleaded anonymity, said most villagers had fled to different parts of Kwara and Niger states.
“Our people are scattered, we don’t know when it will be safe to return,” he said.
Olamilekan Adigun is a graduate of Mass Communication with years of experience in journalism embedded in uncovering human interest stories. He also prioritises accuracy and factual reportage of issues.
