A former Governor of Rivers State, Rt. Hon. Rotimi Amaechi, has urged President Bola Tinubu to take decisive action against the escalating insecurity in Nigeria.
Amaechi criticised the Federal Government for what he described as a lack of political will to curb killings, terrorist attacks, and mass kidnappings across the country.
In a statement posted on his X handle on Wednesday, the former minister of transportation between 2015 and 2022 said the failure to protect citizens has emboldened terrorists and eroded public trust.
“The government has failed to provide adequate protection for its citizens, as evidenced by the surge in terrorist attacks and mass kidnappings in some parts of the country, challenging our national security.
He listed a series of violent incidents within a single week, including attacks on citizens in Plateau State.
The reported attack and kidnapping of secondary schoolgirls in Kebbi; an ambush on soldiers in Borno resulting in the abduction and killing of a Brigadier General, M. Uba; the attack on a church in Kwara; and the kidnapping of a priest, Rev. Fr. Bobbo Paschal, in Kaduna.
