Nigeria’s former Vice President and presidential candidate of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) in the last election, Atiku Abubakar, has condemned the bomb attack in Borno State, warning the Federal Government not to turn the North East to the theatre of terrorism.
Atiku spoke on Monday via his verified X handle in reaction to the weekend suicide bomb attacks in Borno State.
According to Atiku, the present administration led by President Bola Tinubu to live up to expectations, accusing the government of a lacklustre posture in holding firmly to the frontline in the gains made by security operatives.
He said it is a sad development that “It is a sad development that the ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the North-East.
The reported attack by suicide bombers at a wedding reception, funeral procession, and a hospital on Saturday stands condemned.
It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect is being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline.
It is thus important to call on the federal authorities to wake up to their responsibility and to make sure that the North-East does not slide back into a theatre of terrorism and extreme violence.
Atiku also expressed condolences to the families of victims of these attacks, saying, “it is my prayer that God grants a peaceful repose to the souls of the departed.”