Plateau killings: Atiku faults Tinubu’s security architecture

President Bola Tinubu and Atiku Abubakar

Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has criticised the security framework of the Bola Tinubu-led administration, describing it as a failed system that has made killings across the country a recurring tragedy.

In a statement on Friday via X, Atiku said the security situation under Tinubu has become a “nationwide phenomenon,” with cases of killings becoming so frequent that many no longer make headlines.

“The failure of Bola Tinubu’s security architecture has now become an endemic nationwide phenomenon with repeated killings, more of which do not even make the headlines,” he said.

He expressed concern that Nigerians were gradually becoming desensitised to reports of violence, particularly in communities such as Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State, where fresh attacks have left many dead.

“Nigerians are now being forced to get used to such news of wanton killings, and I again offer my condolences to the bereaved communities of Bokkos Local Government Area of Plateau State and the affected families,” he added.

Atiku also renewed his call for a complete overhaul of the country’s security structure, urging President Tinubu to act swiftly in reconfiguring the nation’s approach to security.

“I wish to restate my counsel to the Tinubu-led FG to reconfigure its security architecture to meet the needs of protecting the lives and properties of our people,” the former vice president said.

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