‘Proof of failure in governance’ — Atiku condemns abductions of students, IDPs

Atiku Abubakar, former vice-president, has condemned the abductions that took place in Borno and Kaduna states.

On Thursday, about 287 students went missing after bandits attacked the Government Secondary School in Kuriga, Chikun LGA of Kaduna state on Thursday.

In Borno, over 200 internally displaced persons (IDPs) were abducted by bandits from their camp in Ngala LGA of Borno on Tuesday.

In a post on X, Atiku said the insecurity in the country is getting worse by the day.

He accused the All Progressives Congress-led government of failing to ensure the security of lives.

“The media has been awash with terrifying news of banditry, kidnapping, and bloodletting that has turned our country into perhaps one of the most terrorized territories on earth,” he said

“Within one week, there have been many reported cases of mass abduction of hapless citizens in the Northwest and Northeast regions of our country.

“The cases are endless, and the problem seems interminable. The APC-controlled government has failed woefully to give the people the basic things expected of a responsive government.

“It is a clear manifestation of the failure of governance. The government has continued to play the ostrich while the nation is plagued by insecurity.

“While the weak and vulnerable are neglected, the government is making empty rhetoric about reforms.

“And while our young men are abducted, killed, or conscripted into the army of the terrorists and our women and girls are ravished and subjected to different forms of gender-based violence, the authorities do nothing.

“This is in negation of the constitutionally guaranteed commitment that the security and welfare of citizens is the primary responsibility of government.”

Atiku urged security agencies to rise up to the challenge and save innocent citizens from the horrors of banditry and terrorism