The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised President Bola Tinubu’s government over the recent cases of kidnapping.
Mr Abubakar, in a statement on X, said insecurity persisted in Nigeria despite Tinubu’s promise of ending the menace with savings from fuel subsidy removal.
Read his full statement below
The abduction of 20 travellers, including prospective corps members, in Imo State is heartbreaking. Some have been rescued, but others remain in captivity.
I urge the federal and Imo State governments, and all security agencies, to act with urgency and bring everyone still being held home safely. In Borno, more than 70 pupils and students abducted from Mussa and Lassa remain in captivity months later.
These children must not be forgotten. Their families deserve clear updates, and the public deserves answers. Tinubu promised that savings from subsidy removal would help fund security. Yet Nigerians remain exposed to kidnappers on our roads, in our communities and around our schools.
Young people face danger in secondary school, struggle with unaffordable fees at university, and are now targets on their journeys to NYSC camps.
This is a generation being failed at every stage. Meanwhile, huge pipeline security contracts go to politically connected companies, while ordinary Nigerians are left to face criminals. The first duty of government is to protect lives.
While we pray for the immediate and safe rescue of every abducted young person and the return of all those still unaccounted for, my promise to build a safer and more affordable Nigeria, where young people can create, build and prosper, remains unshakable.
