Insecurity Is Worsening, Yet Tinubu Gallivants in Europe” — Atiku Blasts President Over Benue Killings

Former Vice President and Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has launched a scathing attack on President Bola Tinubu, accusing him of incompetence and indifference amid Nigeria’s escalating security crisis.

Atiku’s criticism comes in the wake of the gruesome killings in Benue State, where no fewer than 55 people were reportedly murdered in separate attacks on Logo and Gbagir communities within the Ukum Local Government Area.

The massacre was confirmed by Benue State Governor Hyacinth Alia, who decried the violence and called for urgent federal intervention. However, Atiku believes the presidency has shown neither urgency nor empathy in addressing the tragedy.

Taking to his official X (formerly Twitter) handle, Atiku wrote:

“The Tinubu administration has proven, time and again, to be utterly incapable, wholly incompetent, and completely devoid of any coherent ideas for tackling Nigeria’s deepening security crisis.”

He further claimed that a growing number of political figures — including members of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) — privately admit to Tinubu’s failure to address Nigeria’s worsening insecurity.

“The blood of innocent Nigerians continues to be spilled with appalling regularity… Yet, the Tinubu presidency remains disturbingly indifferent, displaying neither urgency nor the basic decency of public empathy,” he added.

Atiku also slammed the president’s current trip to Europe, implying that Tinubu is detached from the realities on ground.

“President Bola Tinubu, incapable of solving Nigeria’s worsening insecurity, chooses instead to gallivant across Europe — governing Nigeria in absentia as if from a holiday perch.”

President Tinubu is currently in France and is expected to return to Nigeria after the Easter holidays.

Lagos Reporters will continue to monitor developments around the Benue killings and Nigeria’s national security response — and will hold leadership accountable in the interest of truth, justice, and public safety.