Nigeria now a killing field under Tinubu – Atiku

Nigeria now a killing field under Tinubu – Atiku 

Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says Nigeria has become a killing field under President Bola Tinubu with bloody regular ethnic clashes and terrorists wasting lives of innocent people in coordinated attacks on communities.

Atiku, who was presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, specifically condemned the recent attack that led to the killing of a village head and other residents of the Rafi Local Government in Niger State.

About 21 people including the village head were killed on Thursday afternoon when bandits reportedly invaded a market in Madaka, a community in the Rafi Local Government Area.

The attackers were said to have raided the market around 3pm when the commercial activities were in full swing and started shooting at the crowd.

Among those killed was a butcher who recently got married.

Reacting to the development, Atiku Abubakar, in a post via X on Friday, said Nigeria had become a “killing field” under President Bola Tinubu.

He also stressed the need to speed up action on the introduction of state police.

He wrote, “It is saddening that Nigeria has become a killing field. Thursday’s killing of scores of persons, including the village head and abduction of an unspecified number of people by suspected bandits in Madaka, in Rafi Local Government Area of Niger State, is yet another confirmation that contrary to assurances, insecurity continues to be rife in our country.

“We have to prioritise security and speed up the process of a constitutional amendment that will introduce State Police so that states and local authorities can deploy mechanisms that best suit their environment in tackling this hydra-headed insecurity in our land.

“My thoughts and prayers are with the families of the bereaved and the government and people of Niger State.”