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The African Democratic Congress (ADC) has condemned the killing of about 170 people in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State, describing the attack as evidence of a collapse of security under the Tinubu-led Federal Government and warning that the country’s current strategy is merely spreading terror rather than defeating it.
In a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Mallam Bolaji Abdullahi, the party questioned the effectiveness of the Federal Government’s previously announced security emergency measures, including the promised recruitment of thousands of police officers, and called on authorities to explain the true state of the country’s internal security operations.
“The African Democratic Congress (ADC) condemns in the strongest possible terms the recent gruesome killing of about 170 innocent Nigerians in Kaiama Local Government Area of Kwara State. This horrific massacre is one of the worst atrocities recorded in recent times and stands as a painful reminder of the complete collapse of security across the country.
“As many analysts have noted, what makes this tragedy even more troubling are growing concerns that the perpetrators may be part of terrorist elements recently dispersed by the United States Christmas-Day military action in Sokoto State, who are now relocating to other states due to weak internal security coordination. The net summary of this, which has now become self-evident from this industrial scale killings in areas hitherto considered safe, is that the Tinubu administration, whatever it is doing, is not winning the war against terror, it is merely redistributing it,” the ADC said.
The opposition party linked the Kwara attack to broader nationwide security challenges, including abductions and killings reported in several states, and argued that the pattern reflected deeper weaknesses in intelligence gathering, border management, inter-agency coordination and emergency response systems.
“Whether it is the mass abductions in Kaduna or the mass killings in Kwara, both highlights the deep structural failures of Nigeria’s internal security system in terms of intelligence gathering, border control, inter-agency collaboration, and emergency response capability.
“Nigerians are entitled to know what has become of that promise. Have these recruits been employed, trained, and deployed, or has the exercise quietly stalled? If such measures were genuinely implemented, vulnerable rural communities like those in Kwara State should not be left completely exposed to mass slaughter.
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“The painful truth is that Nigeria’s security crisis has clearly moved beyond the competence and capacity of the Tinubu-led Federal Government. Across the country, killings have become routine, accountability has disappeared, and government response has been reduced to condolences and condemnations in the aftermath of each tragedy,” the ADC said.
Calling for urgent action, the party urged the Federal Government to disclose the current status of national security operations, account for the announced police recruitment, and outline concrete steps to halt the spread of terrorist groups across states.
“Nigeria cannot continue on this path of denial and inaction. Lives are not statistics, and governance is not public relations. The ADC stands firmly with Nigerians in demanding competent leadership, honest governance, and a security strategy that protects lives rather than reacts after mass graves have been dug,” Abdullahi added.
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