By Ishaya Ibrahim
Presidential candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in the 2023 election, Atiku Abubakar has condemned last Saturday’s multiple suicide bombings at a wedding reception, funeral processions and a hospital in Borno State.
In a statement on Sunday, Atiku blamed the incident on President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s federal government for its failure to hold the frontline after the Boko Haram terrorists were pushed back by the previous government.
Atiku warned that the federal government should not allow the North East region slide back into the theatre of terrorism and extreme violence that was the norm in the region some years back.
The statement from Atiku reads: “It is a sad development that the ugly incidents of terrorism are resurfacing and, indeed, metastasising in the North-East.
“The reported attack by suicide bombers at a wedding reception, funeral procession, and a hospital on Saturday stands condemned. It is unfortunate that much of the pushback that had been achieved against the Boko Haram terror sect are being cancelled, owing mainly to the government’s lacklustre posture to hold firmly on the frontline.
“It is thus important to call on the federal authorities to wake up to their responsibility and to make sure that the North-East does not slide back into a theatre of terrorism and extreme violence. My condolences go to the families of victims of these attacks, and it is my prayer that God grants a peaceful repose to the souls of the departed.”
