The previous Vice President of Nigeria, Atiku Abubakar has lamented the rising audacity showcased by bandits who assault public locations at will.
Reacting to the latest assault by suspected bandits on two church buildings within the Kurmin Wali group of Kajuru Native Authorities Space of Kaduna State, the two-time presidential candidate stated it’s worrisome that the criminals sustain with their acts whereas some states are claiming victory of their peace offers with them.
He added that the continued assault by these bandits is embarrassing as they proceed to take hostages unchallenged.
As well as, the African Democratic Congress (ADC) chief noticed that it’s tough to attain deterrence in a scenario the place governors are on their knees begging bandits within the identify of peace offers.
He additional defined that whereas he isn’t towards negotiations to finish the violence, he is not going to settle for a scenario the place these bandits proceed to dictate the peace offers on their very own phrases.
“These peace offers at all times favour the bandits greater than their victims and so they have at all times fooled the federal government’s negotiators,” he stated.
Subsequently, the previous Vice President urged the Nigerian authorities to not wait till the bandits launch assaults earlier than it responds to these assaults.
“Nigerians are not impressed by the highly effective language of condemnation by the federal government. They’re extra all in favour of outcomes than rhetoric. Expertise has proven that if rhetoric have been sufficient to discourage the bandits, the menace would have ended a very long time in the past.
“Nigerians can’t be comforted by excuses. As a former opposition celebration, the APC held the then authorities in energy to the harshest and cruel requirements and due to this fact, the Tinubu administration should be held to the identical requirements,” Atiku added.