Former Vice-President Atiku Abubakar has reacted to the surge in killings of unsuspecting armless Nigerians while in prayers, stressing that the siege has reached an epidemic level that threatens our collective humanity as people. Recall, that gunmen had two days ago attacked a mosque while worshippers were observing morning prayers at Unguwan Mantau community, Malumfashi LGA, of Katsina state, killing at least 32 worshippers in a cold blood.
The State Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Nasir Mu’azu, said the incident was a reprisal attack from the terrorist bandits after villagers ambushed and lynched a bandit two days earlier.
Mu’azu said the residents seized three motorcycles and two AK-47 rifles and rescued kidnapped victims from Ruwan Sanyi village during the incident.
However, reacting in a post via his X account yesterday, Atiku said that the killings were no longer isolated cases but have become a grim reality across northern Nigeria and other parts of the country.
He noted that the government’s nonchalant posture shows denial of the worsening security situation.
The Adamawa born politician opined that the time has come for the government to prioritize its core duty of safeguarding lives and property of citizen as primary responsibility.
“The wanton killings of innocent Nigerians have reached the epidemic level. Only on Tuesday, in Katsina, at least 27 innocent worshippers were massacred inside a mosque by marauding bandits during morning prayers.
“This attack was not just against a community; it was an assault on our collective humanity,” he wrote.