By Chibuike Nwabuko
ABUJA (PRECISE POST) – The rising insecurity in Nigeria under the leadership of President Bola Tinubu has sparked criticisms from former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar and the Labour Party presidential candidate in the 2023 general election, Peter Obi.
Precise Post recalls that the criticisms are coming against the backdrop of the recent mindlless and senseless killings of innocent citizens that took place in five communities in Bokkos: Mangor Tamiso, Daffo, Manguna, Hurti, and Tadai, all in Plateau State.
Atiku, who took to his X account to express his displeasure, highlighted that the failure of Tinubu’s security architecture has now become an endemic nationwide phenomenon with repeated killings, more of which do not even make the headlines.
According to him, 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.
He therefore reiterated his counsel to the Tinubu-led FG to reconfigure its security architecture to meet the needs of protecting the lives and properties of our people.
Similarly, Peter Obi while reacting to the unforrunate incident in a statement titled: “An unending gory story in our land,” released on his X account, noted that in Nigeria today, communities now live in fear and no longer have a livelihood either in their farms or in their markets, without being killed, kidnapped, and maimed.
:How long must we wait to act decisively and focus on this drastic situation that is crippling our nation? How many more must die before the government act for the people? Obi asked in despair.
His full statement reads:
I woke up this morning reading about yet another gory and deeply distressing report from Bokkos, Plateau State. Entire families have again, been slaughtered in yet another senseless attack. Children and pregnant women were not spared.
Five communities in Bokkos: Mangor Tamiso, Daffo, Manguna, Hurti, and Tadai have been left in mourning, forced to bury their loved ones in mass graves.
How long will these killings, kidnapping, maiming and criminality continue in our nation that is not at war? How long must we wait to act decisively and focus on this drastic situation that is crippling our nation? How many more must die before the government act for the people?
We are now normalizing mass killings and mass burials as a way of life in our nation. Every Nigerian life is sacred, whether in Edo State, Benue, Enugu, Borno, Anambra, Ondo, or Plateau.
Communities now live in fear and no longer have a livelihood either in their farms or in their markets, without being killed, kidnapped, and maimed. Communities like Bokkos in Plateau, Jato-Aka in Benue, Eha-Amufu in Enugu, Ufuma in Anambra, and Aba Oyinbo in Ondo deserve government protection.
We must end this grief and terror, as this is becoming extremely unacceptable.
The government and security agencies must ensure that these killings are stopped, concrete steps are made to prevent future occurrences, and those arrested face the justice they deserve.
My heart goes to the people of Bokkos, and others in various communities.
No Nigerian should live in fear as the government must do what it takes to protect Nigerians.
A New Nigeria is POssible. -PO
