Former Vice President and African Democratic Congress (ADC) presidential candidate, Atiku Abubakar, has dismissed claims by the Presidency that he remained silent following the rescue of abducted schoolchildren and teachers in Oyo State.
In a statement issued on July 11, 2026, by his aide Phrank Shaibu, Atiku described the allegation as false, stressing that he had already released a public statement commending the Armed Forces and security agencies for their role in the operation.
“It is astonishing that a Presidency with limitless public resources could accuse someone of silence without carrying out the most basic verification. Either they failed to read our statement because they were too lazy to do so, or they deliberately ignored it,” Shaibu said.
Atiku’s earlier message, titled “A Nation at War Needs a Commander-in-Chief, Not a Campaigner-in-Chief,” welcomed the rescue, praised the courage and professionalism of security personnel, and urged continued efforts to free other Nigerians still in
