ENUGU, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA)- The 2023 presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), and former vice president, Atiku Abubakar has criticized the bomb attack in Borno State.
Atiku also warned the Federal Government of Nigeria not to turn the North East to a “theater of terrorism.”
He gave this warning in a post on his verified Facebook page on Sunday.
Atiku asked the present administration to live up to expectation, accusing the government of lacklustre posture in holding firmly to the frontline in the gains made by security operatives.
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According to him, it is a sad development that the “ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the North-East.”
He said, “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 are 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.”