Former African Democratic Congress, ADC presidential aspirant, Mohammed Hayatu-Deen has expressed deep concern over Nigeria’s escalating security crisis following the death of retired Major General Rabe Abubakar in the custody of his abductors.
Recall that General Rabe Abubakar, a distinguished military officer who served Nigeria with honour for decades, was abducted alongside his wife in Katsina State. His death comes amid a disturbing wave of insecurity across the country.
In a statement on Monday, Hayatu-Deen noted that 27 days after the abduction of schoolchildren and teachers from Oriire, Oyo State, the victims remain in captivity.
He also cited recent attacks in Kogi State, where bandits killed a vice principal, a six-year-old child and another resident during a WAEC examination; the terrorist attack on Kautikari village near Chibok in Borno State; the earlier abduction of more than 40 students in Askira-Uba and the killing of an officer and six soldiers in Kaduna State.
While mourning General Abubakar, members of the armed forces who have lost their lives and all victims of terrorism and banditry, he stressed that condolences alone are no longer sufficient.
Hayatu-Deen pointed to Nigeria’s rise to fourth place on the Global Terrorism Index and the reported 46 per cent increase in terrorism-related deaths as evidence of the growing threat.
“This is not a partisan statement. I have no interest in scoring political points off the graves of our soldiers or the suffering of our children. I speak as a concerned private citizen,” he said.
According to Hayatu-Deen, Nigeria’s
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