Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the December 25 accidental bombing by the Nigerian Air Force which reportedly resulted in the death of 10 people in Rumtuwa and Gidan Sama communities of Sokoto State. Yesterday, there was a reported incident that villages, located near the Surame desert — a known hideout for the Lakurawa terror group — suffered significant losses in the airstrike from the military.
In a post on his X account, Atiku described the airstrike as “an outrage that must be condemned in the strongest terms”.
The Adamawa state born politician questioned the lessons the Nigerian military learned from their similar past tragedies, referring to the December 3, 2023 airstrike on a religious gathering at Tudun Biri, near Kaduna, which claimed the lives of many innocent people and also a Jan, 17, 2017 incident that military bombed an IDP camp in Rann, Borno state.
Atiku called on the military for necessity precision and reliable intelligence in targeting terrorists, stating that “the indiscriminate killing of innocent citizens can never be justified”. Under whatever guise he said.
He called for an end to the “tragic cycle of death” and urged the government to learn from previous mistakes.
The PDP chieftain extended his condolences to the grieving families and the people of Sokoto, saying, “May the souls of the departed rest in eternal peace.”