Thursday, June 11, 2026 - The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has called for declaration of emergency on security.
In a statement by his media aide, Paul Ibe, the former Vice
President decried the worsening state of insecurity in Nigeria, expressing
concern that the terrorists and bandits attacks are now targeted at not only
wasting precious human lives, but crippling the country’s education.
He raised the concern on Wednesday after the latest attack
on Government Secondary School, Iluke Bunu, Kabba-Bunu Local Government Area of
Kogi State in which three persons, including the Vice Principal of the school,
and two others were killed while several students were abducted.
At least 90 school children were on May 15 abducted in
Oriire, Oyo State and Mussa, Borno State and the principal in the Oriire school
beheaded.
Atiku expressed worry that there is a pattern in the attacks
aimed at crippling the education sector and consequently stalling the
development strides.
“It is high time the Federal Government declared a statement
of emergency to empower commanders with more freedom to act decisively and
proactively with these monsters in the county.
“I am not in any way calling for the removal of elected
officials, but rather advocating for commanders to have freer hand to protect
their battlefield decisions from political interference,” he said.
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