Why Now? – Timi Frank Raises Alarm Over Plot To Assasinate Atiku

Sunnex Egbu

1 hour ago

Former Deputy National Publicity Secretary of the All Progressives Congress (APC), Timi Frank, has alleged there is a plot to assassinate former Vice President, Atiku Abubakar, ahead of the 2027 general elections.

Naijaonpoint reports that Frank made this known in a statement issued on Tuesday, noting that the claim of security being withdrawn from VIPs was a broad smokescreen, and Atiku is the main target.

Frank said the sudden withdrawal of all police personnel attached to Atiku, despite his statutory entitlement as a former vice president, is a cover-up and scheme to expose him to danger.

He said, “No administration since 2007 has ever tampered with Atiku Abubakar’s security despite his consistent role as a major opposition figure. Why now? Why at a time when insecurity is at an all-time high across the country? This action clearly reveals an ulterior motive.

“This so-called blanket withdrawal is a cover-up. The real objective is to isolate and eliminate Atiku ahead of the 2027 election. The pattern is too obvious to ignore. Atiku, by law, is entitled to police protection as a former vice president. Removing his security at this critical time is deliberate and dangerous.”

According to Frank, the move of the security personnel withdrawal mirrors dangerous political trends across Africa, where incumbent leaders intimidate, arrest, detain, prosecute, and, in extreme cases, eliminate opposition leaders to retain power.

He challenged the government to prove its claim of a general security withdrawal by also stripping the president’s family members, close associates, and political appointees of their police orderlies and escorts.

He added, “President Tinubu is now following the disturbing trend in parts of Africa where incumbents use state power to silence their opponents. Atiku has been very vocal in exposing the failures of this administration, and this withdrawal of security is nothing but a political witch-hunt.

“If this directive is truly nationwide, then let the President’s family members, friends, and appointees also lose their security. They are also VIPs. But we know the truth: the main target is Atiku Abubakar, nobody else.”