Nigerian human rights lawyer and social critic, Dele Farotimi, has sharply criticised the President Bola Tinubu-led government, describing Nigeria as being in “free fall” amid rising insecurity and condemning the administration’s failure to safeguard lives and property.
Farotimi made the remarks while reacting to the recent attacks in Kebbi and Zamfara States, questioning the government’s capacity to protect its citizens.
“Nigeria is in free fall. The government at all levels has not only failed miserably in its primary duties to the victims, it has become glaringly derelict.
“It stands credibly accused of complicity in the multiple crimes being committed against humanity. Its continuing failure to act invites true anarchy in the country,” he said.
He added pointedly, “The buck stops with you, President Bola Tinubu. Do we still have a country? I struggle to see a government.”
Politics Nigeria had earlier reported that at least 25 students of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School in Maga, Danko/Wasagu Local Government Area of Kebbi State were abducted by bandits. The terrorists also killed the school’s vice principal.
The Kebbi State Police Command confirmed the attack in a statement issued through its spokesperson, CSP Nafi’u Abubakar Kotarkoshi.