PDP tasks Buhari over abducted, killed security operatives

The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) has condemned the abduction and killing of  security operatives by terrorists and bandits, urging President Muhammadu Buhari to take very urgent steps to tackle terrorism in the country.

The party in a statement by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, Monday lamented that “the escalated acts of terrorism in the country, now worsened by the incessant attack on security operatives, the latest being the abduction of no fewer than 18 police operatives by bandits in Kaduna state, further highlights the failures of  Mr President to coordinate an effective fight against terrorism in our country.

“Our party, as the voice of the people, tasks President Buhari to show concern to the plight of Nigerians who are being ravaged by terrorists, bandits, kidnappers and vandals whose activities have been emboldened by the indolent and languid attitude of his administration, including its recent dismissive statement to Nigerians to ‘wait on God’ for solution,” PDP added.

The statement partly read: “President Buhari should listen to Nigerians and rejig his command structure, which has become so weak that officials now rationalize acts of terrorism to the extent of blaming victims, as was the case in the 43 farmers recently beheaded by terrorists in Borno state.

“The situation has become so bad that it took Chadian President Idris Derby to personally lead his troops into our territories to root out insurgents and free Nigerian communities and our soldiers held captive by terrorists.

“It is indeed unfortunate that despite the manifest security lapses, Mr. President has refused to respect the consensus by Nigerians across board, as validated by the two chambers of the National Assembly to rejig his security architecture, by replacing his service chiefs with more competent hands.

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