Former Vice President and 2027 presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, Atiku Abubakar, has accused the Bola Tinubu administration of repeating past mistakes in its fight against terrorism and banditry.
Atiku argued that while criminal groups constantly refine their tactics, the Federal Government has failed to adapt, leaving Nigerians vulnerable to increasingly sophisticated attacks.
“The terrorists are learning from every attack. They study their successes and failures. They refine their tactics. They identify vulnerabilities. They adapt and strike again. The question Nigerians must ask is simple: Why isn’t the government doing the same?” he said in a statement issued by his aide, Phrank Shaibu.
He warned that Nigeria could no longer afford a “business-as-usual” approach, stressing that the country’s security architecture needs urgent restructuring.
According to him, the cycle of attacks followed by outrage, promises, and committees without meaningful reforms has condemned the nation to relive its tragedies.
Atiku cited examples from the Chibok abduction to recent kidnappings in Oyo, insisting that lessons from past incidents must shape future security responses.
He proposed a Terrorism Violence Peer Review Mechanism to document experiences from affected communities and integrate them into national planning.
He also called for Counterterrorism Fusion Centres across Nigeria’s six geopolitical zones to improve intelligence sharing among security agencies and local vigilante groups.
Beyond military operations, Atiku emphasized intelligence-led strategies, stronger border security, and disruption of terrorist financing networks.
“The battle against terrorism cannot be won solely through military deployments. Every successful counterterrorism campaign around the world has relied heavily on intelligence superiority,” he noted.
Atiku linked insecurity to governance failures, pointing out that poverty, unemployment, and neglect fuel extremist recruitment.
He urged the creation of a National Victims and Survivors Support Framework to provide psychosocial care, education, and economic recovery for communities devastated by attacks.
He further questioned the effectiveness of trillions of naira spent on defence, saying Nigerians are “less secure today than they were a decade ago.”
The Wazirin Adamawa urged Tinubu’s administration to move beyond rhetoric and implement reforms that restore public confidence.
“Nigerians deserve nothing less than a counterterrorism framework that is proactive, evidence-based, transparent, and firmly rooted in our domestic realities,” he concluded.
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