Atiku Weeps For Nigeria

• Says the unending murder of Nigerians has become intolerable

By PHC Telegraph

 

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has cried out following the incessant slaughter of innocent and defenseless Nigerians by armed gangs.

Atiku who took to his official handle on X to condemn the latest killings in Katsina State accused the Federal Government of doing very little to deal with the frightening state of insecurity in the country, particularly in the North.

“The wanton killings of innocent Nigerians have reached the epidemic level” the former presidential candidate of the PDP remarked.

“Only on Tuesday, in Katsina, at least 27 innocent worshippers were massacred inside a mosque by marauding bandits during morning prayers.

“This attack was not just against a community; it was an assault on our collective humanity”, Atiku stated.

“These killings are no longer isolated incidents”, he further noted, “they have become a daily reality in the North and across the nation.

“Villages are being sacked, highways are unsafe, and even sacred places of worship are not spared.

“Yet, the current government continues to operate as if nothing is wrong, remaining detached from the anguish of ordinary Nigerians.”

He slammed the Tinubu administration of failing to protect lives and property, saying “The government is aloof and in denial of the worsening security situation.

“It is about high-time that the protection of the lives and properties of the average citizen became a primary responsibility of government.”

The Katsina killings are coming in the wake of the recent arrest of prominent members of the Ansaru Group by the nation’s security forces.

Ansaru is believed to be linked to Al Qaeda, a terrorist group whose leaders are on “the wanted list” all over the world.