Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar says the federal government is more focused on arresting protesters than addressing the worsening insecurity in the country.
In a post on his X Page on Wednesday, Abubakar condemned the
terrorist attack in Yobe state on Sunday.
On Sunday, Dungus Abdulkarim, Yobe police spokesperson, said
suspected Boko Haram insurgents looted and set shops and houses on fire in Mafa
village under Tarmuwa LGA.
Abdulkarim said the gunmen killed an “unspecified number of
people and dropped some fliers with Arabic inscriptions”.
Zagazola Makama, a counter-insurgency publication focused on
the Lake Chad region, also reported that the attack occurred during the
Muslims’ Maghrib prayer when the gunmen shot sporadically into the gathering.
Makama said 34 worshippers were killed, adding that the
gunmen also laid multiple explosives on the path to the village.
Meanwhile, Nigerians staged a 10-day nationwide
#EndBadGovernance protest from August 1, demanding a reduction in governance
costs, petrol subsidy reinstatement, food security, and fiscal discipline,
among others.
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The demonstration turned violent in some parts of the
country and was characterised by looting and vandalism.
The police announced the arrest of the alleged perpetrators
and secured an order to detain them for 60 days pending the conclusion of
investigations.
One hundred and twenty-four protesters are in prison custody
in the federal capital territory (FCT).
Ten of the 124 persons in custody took their plea on Monday
before a federal high court in Abuja.
However, the former vice-president, while reacting to these
developments, said the federal government has “preoccupied itself with stifling
dissent and imposing death sentences on protesters”.
Abubakar said the “atrocity in Yobe is a stark testament to
the failure of the current security framework, demanding immediate and
comprehensive reform”.
“Despite the tragic bloodshed in Yobe, which has claimed
scores of lives, and the rampant destruction across numerous villages in
Katsina, Sokoto, and other towns within the North-West and North-Central
regions, the government seems to remain detached, engrossed in inconsequential
affairs,” Atiku wrote.
“The turmoil extends to the South as well, where the
disquiet wrought by Boko Haram and the unsettling political discord threatens
the nation’s peace.
“Amidst these grave
challenges, the Federal Government preoccupies itself with stifling dissent,
resorting to draconian measures such as imposing death sentences on protesters.
“The atrocity in Yobe is a stark testament to the failure of
the current security framework, demanding immediate and comprehensive reform.
“My heart goes out to
the victims of these horrific attacks, and I fervently implore the Tinubu
administration to demonstrate a heightened commitment to safeguarding life and
property across the nation.”
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