June 4, 2026
By Omeiza Ajayi
Presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress, ADC, Atiku Abubakar, has challenged President Bola Tinubu’s administration to urgently overhaul Nigeria’s counterterrorism framework, warning that terrorists are continuously refining their tactics while the government appears incapable of doing the same.
Atiku raised the alarm in a statement issued on Thursday by his Senior Special Assistant on Public Communication, Phrank Shaibu, saying the disturbing spread of terrorism, banditry, and kidnapping from the North to other parts of the country was proof that the current security architecture was failing to evolve as rapidly as the threats it was designed to defeat.
“The terrorists are learning from every attack. They study their successes and failures. They refine their tactics. They identify vulnerabilities. They adapt and strike again. The question Nigerians must ask is simple: Why isn’t the government doing the same?” Atiku said.
