Atiku Abubakar has condemned the attack on a girls’ secondary school in Kebbi, calling it a painful reminder of Nigeria’s worsening insecurity and urging the Federal Government to urgently strengthen the nation’s security architecture.
Former Vice President Atiku Abubakar has condemned the attack on Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School, Maga, in Kebbi State, describing it as “yet another reminder of the worsening insecurity in our nation” after the killing of the school’s Vice-Principal and the abduction of several students. In a statement posted on his X handle, Atiku said he was “devastated” by the incident and also denounced the killing of APC chieftain Umar Moriki and mass abductions in Zamfara, calling the crimes “acts of barbarity [that] have no place in a civilised society.”
He lamented rising violence in Plateau, Benue, and other states, noting that residents in parts of Kano were fleeing their homes out of fear. Atiku urged the Federal Government to “urgently review and strengthen its security architecture” and deploy adequate personnel to vulnerable communities.
Police later confirmed the Kebbi school attack, saying tactical units engaged the assailants but the abductors escaped with the students, prompting a joint search-and-rescue operation with the military.