Bolaji Abdullahi, the national publicity secretary of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), has declared that the recent wave of deadly attacks across Nigeria is “concrete proof that Nigeria has no government”.
Abdullahi made the remark on Saturday via his X account, citing a 2014 statement by President Bola Tinubu, who at the time was governor of Lagos State.
In that post, Tinubu had blamed the Boko Haram insurgency and the killing of innocent citizens in the North-East on the absence of effective governance.
More than a decade later, Abdullahi says the same words now apply to Tinubu’s own administration.
“The festering insecurity and violent attacks in Kwara, Katsina and other parts of the country, and massacre of innocent Nigerians is concrete proof that Nigeria has no government,” Abdullahi wrote, directly echoing Tinubu’s past comment.
Tinubu’s 2014 post has resurfaced in recent weeks as insecurity worsens across several states, becoming a rallying point for critics of the federal government.
Fresh Wave of Attacks
Nigeria has witnessed a sharp rise in violent attacks since the start of the year, particularly in northern communities plagued by banditry and terrorism.
On February 2, suspected Boko Haram fighters killed at least 17 people in Guzamala-Abbari village, affecting parts of Guzamala and Nganzai local government areas of Borno State.
A day later, armed bandits reportedly killed no fewer than 20 residents in the Doma A and Doma B communities of Tafoki ward, Faskari local government area of Katsina State.
On February 4, terrorists launched a devastating assault on Nuku and Woro communities in Kaiama local government area of Kwara State, killing at least 75 people and setting homes ablaze.
The renewed violence has intensified public anger and criticism of the Tinubu administration’s handling of national security.
